IFR flight plan. Cpr crew failed to cancel IFR in a timely manner.

Attributes
ACN	303430
Time
Date	199504
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fci
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mke
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground other : taxi landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 10300 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	303430
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

Inbound to uncontrolled airport, reported field in sight. Approach 'cleared us for the visual, contact advisory frequency, report canceling on this frequency, or on the ground 124.60.' we executed the approach in VMC and after landing, called approach control on 124.60 for our IFR clearance outbound. We were advised they were calling the airport and could not clear other aircraft in until we canceled! In retrospect, we could have canceled when cleared for the visual approach, but waited till after landing. We then called while taxiing into the ramp.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: IFR FLT PLAN. CPR CREW FAILED TO CANCEL IFR IN A TIMELY MANNER.

Narrative: INBOUND TO UNCTLED ARPT, RPTED FIELD IN SIGHT. APCH 'CLRED US FOR THE VISUAL, CONTACT ADVISORY FREQ, RPT CANCELING ON THIS FREQ, OR ON THE GND 124.60.' WE EXECUTED THE APCH IN VMC AND AFTER LNDG, CALLED APCH CTL ON 124.60 FOR OUR IFR CLRNC OUTBOUND. WE WERE ADVISED THEY WERE CALLING THE ARPT AND COULD NOT CLR OTHER ACFT IN UNTIL WE CANCELED! IN RETROSPECT, WE COULD HAVE CANCELED WHEN CLRED FOR THE VISUAL APCH, BUT WAITED TILL AFTER LNDG. WE THEN CALLED WHILE TAXIING INTO THE RAMP.

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.