A private small aircraft pilot failed to close his VFR flight plan.

Attributes
ACN	240707
Time
Date	199304
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : con
State Reference	NH
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 Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	ground : parked 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 : 306 flight time type : 15
ASRS Report	240707
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Simple event. Forgot to close VFR flight plan. I've read callback and I could have switched my watch to other wrist or stuffed my pants or even devised a huge tag to attach to my belt -- but I didn't. I figured my passenger was competent enough so that with 2 of us, we would remember. Well I remembered 2 hours later, as we were returning to the aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PVT SMA PLT FAILED TO CLOSE HIS VFR FLT PLAN.

Narrative: SIMPLE EVENT. FORGOT TO CLOSE VFR FLT PLAN. I'VE READ CALLBACK AND I COULD HAVE SWITCHED MY WATCH TO OTHER WRIST OR STUFFED MY PANTS OR EVEN DEVISED A HUGE TAG TO ATTACH TO MY BELT -- BUT I DIDN'T. I FIGURED MY PAX WAS COMPETENT ENOUGH SO THAT WITH 2 OF US, WE WOULD REMEMBER. WELL I REMEMBERED 2 HRS LATER, AS WE WERE RETURNING TO THE ACFT.

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.