Small aircraft pilot becomes lost, receives flight assist. Forgets to close flight plan.

Attributes
ACN	225845
Time
Date	199211
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lal
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : tpa
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
ASRS Report	225845
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I got lost about 10 mi north of lakeland in marginal VFR WX. I called tampa approach and they located my position and set me straight. In the process, I forgot to close my flight plan.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT BECOMES LOST, RECEIVES FLT ASSIST. FORGETS TO CLOSE FLT PLAN.

Narrative: I GOT LOST ABOUT 10 MI N OF LAKELAND IN MARGINAL VFR WX. I CALLED TAMPA APCH AND THEY LOCATED MY POS AND SET ME STRAIGHT. IN THE PROCESS, I FORGOT TO CLOSE MY FLT PLAN.

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.