Reporter error admitted in not filing a DVFR flight plan with center.

Attributes
ACN	296479
Time
Date	199502
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cdb
State Reference	AK
Altitude	msl bound lower : 15500 msl bound upper : 15500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zan
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 5800 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	296479
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Nice day -- departed dutch harbor northbound for anchorage original intention to pick-up IFR en route from center. Talked to company aircraft approximately 150 NM ahead and he was maintaining VFR at 15500 ft doing acceptable ground speeds. Leveled off at 15500 ft checked ground speed and fuel and decided to remain VFR -- squawking 1200 altitude on. Just simply forgot that I needed to file a DVFR on this route (usually flown on IFR clearance) approximately abeam, cdb, another company flight notified me ATC was trying to determine identity of 1200 squawk in cdb area -- called cdb FSS gave them current position and realized that I screwed up -- filed a VFR/DVFR at this time, and asked cdb to apologize to zan and elmendorf AFB region controller center. Cdb assigned squawk and I proceeded to anc VFR with no further problems. On arrival at company operations in anc ( called elmerdorf and talked to 'senior director') received message to call and also chief pilot -- explained to both situation. Simply an oversight problem -- very familiar with DVFR procedures as pilot and also retired airforce radar operations specialist.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR ERROR ADMITTED IN NOT FILING A DVFR FLT PLAN WITH CTR.

Narrative: NICE DAY -- DEPARTED DUTCH HARBOR NBOUND FOR ANCHORAGE ORIGINAL INTENTION TO PICK-UP IFR ENRTE FROM CTR. TALKED TO COMPANY ACFT APPROX 150 NM AHEAD AND HE WAS MAINTAINING VFR AT 15500 FT DOING ACCEPTABLE GND SPDS. LEVELED OFF AT 15500 FT CHKED GND SPD AND FUEL AND DECIDED TO REMAIN VFR -- SQUAWKING 1200 ALT ON. JUST SIMPLY FORGOT THAT I NEEDED TO FILE A DVFR ON THIS RTE (USUALLY FLOWN ON IFR CLRNC) APPROX ABEAM, CDB, ANOTHER COMPANY FLT NOTIFIED ME ATC WAS TRYING TO DETERMINE IDENTITY OF 1200 SQUAWK IN CDB AREA -- CALLED CDB FSS GAVE THEM CURRENT POS AND REALIZED THAT I SCREWED UP -- FILED A VFR/DVFR AT THIS TIME, AND ASKED CDB TO APOLOGIZE TO ZAN AND ELMENDORF AFB REGION CTLR CTR. CDB ASSIGNED SQUAWK AND I PROCEEDED TO ANC VFR WITH NO FURTHER PROBS. ON ARR AT COMPANY OPS IN ANC ( CALLED ELMERDORF AND TALKED TO 'SENIOR DIRECTOR') RECEIVED MESSAGE TO CALL AND ALSO CHIEF PLT -- EXPLAINED TO BOTH SIT. SIMPLY AN OVERSIGHT PROB -- VERY FAMILIAR WITH DVFR PROCS AS PLT AND ALSO RETIRED AIRFORCE RADAR OPS SPECIALIST.

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.