Flight crew cited by customs for not filing a timely notice of arrival from outside united states.

Attributes
ACN	186739
Time
Date	199108
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fpr
State Reference	FL
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 Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 2800 flight time type : 40
ASRS Report	186739
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On a VFR flight from marsh harbor to ft pierce. After takeoff from marsh harbor, I called miami radio and filed a VFR flight plan with 'advise customs' in remarks. When I landed at ft pierce and cancelled, they said they had no record of flight plan and customs did not receive the 1 hour min notification. I have since been calling customs and notifying before I leave the united states.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC CITED BY CUSTOMS FOR NOT FILING A TIMELY NOTICE OF ARR FROM OUTSIDE UNITED STATES.

Narrative: ON A VFR FLT FROM MARSH HARBOR TO FT PIERCE. AFTER TKOF FROM MARSH HARBOR, I CALLED MIAMI RADIO AND FILED A VFR FLT PLAN WITH 'ADVISE CUSTOMS' IN REMARKS. WHEN I LANDED AT FT PIERCE AND CANCELLED, THEY SAID THEY HAD NO RECORD OF FLT PLAN AND CUSTOMS DID NOT RECEIVE THE 1 HR MIN NOTIFICATION. I HAVE SINCE BEEN CALLING CUSTOMS AND NOTIFYING BEFORE I LEAVE THE UNITED STATES.

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.