A PA34 pilot announces that he was proceeding VFR as he left msp's class B airspace, but the controller apparently missed this and later the ARTCC called his destination to check on his arrival.

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Attributes
ACN	349880
Time
Date	199610
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : msp
State Reference	MN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zmp tracon : msp
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-34-220T Turbo Seneca III
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 1136 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	349880
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Called for clearance at fom for class B over msp, destination ahh. Received clearance. Took off. Switched to departure control. Cleared for class B, direct msp, overfly runway 22. After passing msp, cleared on course. Leaving class B. Controller said, 'contact ZMP.' I said, 'I'll just go VFR at this time,' and changed to 1200. Center called ahh when I landed (telephone) to see if I was on the ground. Center said, you requested flight following and didn't call us. I said, 'the controller said call center and I replied I would go VFR and noted that the controller was quite busy.' center replied, no problem, he must have missed it. I'll call and let him know. I thanked him for checking. He replied, this was no problem, he was just doing his job.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PA34 PLT ANNOUNCES THAT HE WAS PROCEEDING VFR AS HE LEFT MSP'S CLASS B AIRSPACE, BUT THE CTLR APPARENTLY MISSED THIS AND LATER THE ARTCC CALLED HIS DEST TO CHK ON HIS ARR.

Narrative: CALLED FOR CLRNC AT FOM FOR CLASS B OVER MSP, DEST AHH. RECEIVED CLRNC. TOOK OFF. SWITCHED TO DEP CTL. CLRED FOR CLASS B, DIRECT MSP, OVERFLY RWY 22. AFTER PASSING MSP, CLRED ON COURSE. LEAVING CLASS B. CTLR SAID, 'CONTACT ZMP.' I SAID, 'I'LL JUST GO VFR AT THIS TIME,' AND CHANGED TO 1200. CTR CALLED AHH WHEN I LANDED (TELEPHONE) TO SEE IF I WAS ON THE GND. CTR SAID, YOU REQUESTED FLT FOLLOWING AND DIDN'T CALL US. I SAID, 'THE CTLR SAID CALL CTR AND I REPLIED I WOULD GO VFR AND NOTED THAT THE CTLR WAS QUITE BUSY.' CTR REPLIED, NO PROB, HE MUST HAVE MISSED IT. I'LL CALL AND LET HIM KNOW. I THANKED HIM FOR CHKING. HE REPLIED, THIS WAS NO PROB, HE WAS JUST DOING HIS JOB.

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.