GA pilot forgets to close VFR flight plan.

Attributes
ACN	160498
Time
Date	199010
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pcw airport : pch
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	ground : parked other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 22 flight time total : 117 flight time type : 22
ASRS Report	160498
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	oversight : supervisor
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was involved talking with another officer and forgot, genuinely, to close/open flight plan. After arrival back at wright-patterson airport, base operations contacted me and asked what had happened. I met with the supervisor at base operations and he showed me what had happened in the system. I learned my lesson. As a military officer dealing with soldiers and equipment, I should have been more cognizant of procedures.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA PLT FORGETS TO CLOSE VFR FLT PLAN.

Narrative: I WAS INVOLVED TALKING WITH ANOTHER OFFICER AND FORGOT, GENUINELY, TO CLOSE/OPEN FLT PLAN. AFTER ARR BACK AT WRIGHT-PATTERSON ARPT, BASE OPS CONTACTED ME AND ASKED WHAT HAD HAPPENED. I MET WITH THE SUPVR AT BASE OPS AND HE SHOWED ME WHAT HAD HAPPENED IN THE SYS. I LEARNED MY LESSON. AS A MIL OFFICER DEALING WITH SOLDIERS AND EQUIP, I SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE COGNIZANT OF PROCS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.