Reporter in 135 operation failed to file a flight plan of any kind. Company regulations require eith...

Attributes
ACN	196954
Time
Date	199112
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 4i3
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time total : 12700 flight time type : 20
ASRS Report	196954
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	observation : air carrier inspector
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed bna VFR to pick cargo at hdi. Bound for RI3. Mechanic removed seats, departed without cargo net. Deemed small amount of cargo could be strapped to floor with 2 tie-down straps. Loaded cargo in bay compartment and on floor of cabin aft of front seat. Put a strap over front and rear of boxes. Felt cargo was secured for trip and was legal. 337 form for seat removal was aboard as well as all required documents and paperwork. Upon arrival at destination, was ramp checked by FAA inspected. Possible violation for not having a cargo net installed, and for not filing a flight plan. Used flight following for a while but headwinds precluded staying at an altitude at which we could maintain communications. Proceeded VFR. VMC all the way from hdi to 4i3 to bna. WX was checked on duats and winds aloft also. Operations manuals requires a flight plan either VFR or IFR. This I did not comply with.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR IN 135 OP FAILED TO FILE A FLT PLAN OF ANY KIND. COMPANY REGS REQUIRE EITHER VFR OR IFR.

Narrative: DEPARTED BNA VFR TO PICK CARGO AT HDI. BOUND FOR RI3. MECH REMOVED SEATS, DEPARTED WITHOUT CARGO NET. DEEMED SMALL AMOUNT OF CARGO COULD BE STRAPPED TO FLOOR WITH 2 TIE-DOWN STRAPS. LOADED CARGO IN BAY COMPARTMENT AND ON FLOOR OF CABIN AFT OF FRONT SEAT. PUT A STRAP OVER FRONT AND REAR OF BOXES. FELT CARGO WAS SECURED FOR TRIP AND WAS LEGAL. 337 FORM FOR SEAT REMOVAL WAS ABOARD AS WELL AS ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS AND PAPERWORK. UPON ARR AT DEST, WAS RAMP CHKED BY FAA INSPECTED. POSSIBLE VIOLATION FOR NOT HAVING A CARGO NET INSTALLED, AND FOR NOT FILING A FLT PLAN. USED FLT FOLLOWING FOR A WHILE BUT HEADWINDS PRECLUDED STAYING AT AN ALT AT WHICH WE COULD MAINTAIN COMS. PROCEEDED VFR. VMC ALL THE WAY FROM HDI TO 4I3 TO BNA. WX WAS CHKED ON DUATS AND WINDS ALOFT ALSO. OPS MANUALS REQUIRES A FLT PLAN EITHER VFR OR IFR. THIS I DID NOT COMPLY WITH.

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.

Reporter in 135 operation failed to file a flight plan of any kind. Company regulations require either VFR or IFR.