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Pilot on filed VFR flight plan was 65 min late arriving at avx, ATC was looking for him, avx unicom operator closed flight plan for pilot.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 162105 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199011 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : avx |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 450 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 162105 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | other personnel |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
'Chain of events' how problem arose? Concern over flying through special flight operations corridor of lax TCA. Filed flight plan, not allowing time for fuel stop at camarillo airport. Landed at catalina approximately 65 mins past ETA stated in flight plan. Unicom (catalina) advised that FSS had called asked if I had landed. Unicom informed FSS I had landed safely and closed flight plan for me. Complexity of lax area and special flight operations area of lax TCA no real problem in VFR conditions for experienced bay area pilot. Overconcerns of this pilot caused him to not extend flight plan. Have reviewed incident with CFI who is accident prevention counselor. Suggested that this pilot wear wristwatch on opp wrist that I normally do as a reminder to update/extend/close flight plan. Then when flight plan closed, return wristwatch to side watch normally worn on.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT ON FILED VFR FLT PLAN WAS 65 MIN LATE ARRIVING AT AVX, ATC WAS LOOKING FOR HIM, AVX UNICOM OPERATOR CLOSED FLT PLAN FOR PLT.
Narrative: 'CHAIN OF EVENTS' HOW PROB AROSE? CONCERN OVER FLYING THROUGH SPECIAL FLT OPS CORRIDOR OF LAX TCA. FILED FLT PLAN, NOT ALLOWING TIME FOR FUEL STOP AT CAMARILLO ARPT. LANDED AT CATALINA APPROX 65 MINS PAST ETA STATED IN FLT PLAN. UNICOM (CATALINA) ADVISED THAT FSS HAD CALLED ASKED IF I HAD LANDED. UNICOM INFORMED FSS I HAD LANDED SAFELY AND CLOSED FLT PLAN FOR ME. COMPLEXITY OF LAX AREA AND SPECIAL FLT OPS AREA OF LAX TCA NO REAL PROB IN VFR CONDITIONS FOR EXPERIENCED BAY AREA PLT. OVERCONCERNS OF THIS PLT CAUSED HIM TO NOT EXTEND FLT PLAN. HAVE REVIEWED INCIDENT WITH CFI WHO IS ACCIDENT PREVENTION COUNSELOR. SUGGESTED THAT THIS PLT WEAR WRISTWATCH ON OPP WRIST THAT I NORMALLY DO AS A REMINDER TO UPDATE/EXTEND/CLOSE FLT PLAN. THEN WHEN FLT PLAN CLOSED, RETURN WRISTWATCH TO SIDE WATCH NORMALLY WORN ON.
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.