Pilot erroneously entered us and landed in non-compliance with us customs notification requirements.

Attributes
ACN	292629
Time
Date	199412
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cxl
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mia
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 7000
ASRS Report	292629
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The FSS man said 'I will call us customs with your 1 hour notice' but 20 min out from the us border crossing I called to check, and they had no notice, but I gave them 15 mins and I was charged $5000.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT ERRONEOUSLY ENTERED US AND LANDED IN NON-COMPLIANCE WITH US CUSTOMS NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.

Narrative: THE FSS MAN SAID 'I WILL CALL US CUSTOMS WITH YOUR 1 HR NOTICE' BUT 20 MIN OUT FROM THE US BORDER XING I CALLED TO CHK, AND THEY HAD NO NOTICE, BUT I GAVE THEM 15 MINS AND I WAS CHARGED $5000.

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.