<< >> NASA ASRS Report 168360, January 1991

Delayed communication with ARTCC radar controller in cancelling flight plan when aircraft unable to establish radio communication.

Attributes
ACN	168360
Time
Date	199101
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : crx
State Reference	MS
Altitude	msl bound lower : 0 msl bound upper : 2700
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zme
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 81 flight time total : 8650 flight time type : 950
ASRS Report	168360
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other
Situations
ATC Facility	other physical facility

Narrative:

While going to roscoe turner airport at corinth, ms, I was descended to 2700' MSL by memphis center and cleared for the approach at turner ap. Just prior to reaching the crx NDB, I broke out in the clear and made visibility contact with the airport. Prior to descending below the procedure turn altitude I tried to cancel my IFR flight plan with memphis center but could not reach them on the radio. I descended and landed at the crx airport dropped my passengers and climbed VFR to 5000'. Before I could reach memphis center to cancel my previous flight plan and get an IFR clearance to cha.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DELAYED COM WITH ARTCC RADAR CTLR IN CANCELLING FLT PLAN WHEN ACFT UNABLE TO ESTABLISH RADIO COM.

Narrative: WHILE GOING TO ROSCOE TURNER ARPT AT CORINTH, MS, I WAS DSNDED TO 2700' MSL BY MEMPHIS CTR AND CLRED FOR THE APCH AT TURNER AP. JUST PRIOR TO REACHING THE CRX NDB, I BROKE OUT IN THE CLR AND MADE VIS CONTACT WITH THE ARPT. PRIOR TO DSNDING BELOW THE PROC TURN ALT I TRIED TO CANCEL MY IFR FLT PLAN WITH MEMPHIS CTR BUT COULD NOT REACH THEM ON THE RADIO. I DSNDED AND LANDED AT THE CRX ARPT DROPPED MY PAXS AND CLBED VFR TO 5000'. BEFORE I COULD REACH MEMPHIS CTR TO CANCEL MY PREVIOUS FLT PLAN AND GET AN IFR CLRNC TO CHA.

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.