PA23 aztec failed to activate his DVFR flight plan with mia radio.

Attributes
ACN	357070
Time
Date	199701
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zfp
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6500 msl bound upper : 6500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : fpr tower : zfp tower : iah
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-23-250 Aztec
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	DVR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	357070
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While returning to USA from 2 days in freeport-bahamas, direct to ft pierce, fl, I filed DVFR with freeport FSS. I confirmed initiation with freeport tower. On landing, I was requested by tower (ft pierce) to call, by phone, miami ATC. They advised that I should have called miami radio, on departure from freeport, to get squawk code. I now know to do this, but it did not mention this requirement anywhere in the bahamas guidebook, and was not explained to me by united states FSS or bahamas FSS. My DVFR included an estimate of ADIZ penetration.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA23 AZTEC FAILED TO ACTIVATE HIS DVFR FLT PLAN WITH MIA RADIO.

Narrative: WHILE RETURNING TO USA FROM 2 DAYS IN FREEPORT-BAHAMAS, DIRECT TO FT PIERCE, FL, I FILED DVFR WITH FREEPORT FSS. I CONFIRMED INITIATION WITH FREEPORT TWR. ON LNDG, I WAS REQUESTED BY TWR (FT PIERCE) TO CALL, BY PHONE, MIAMI ATC. THEY ADVISED THAT I SHOULD HAVE CALLED MIAMI RADIO, ON DEP FROM FREEPORT, TO GET SQUAWK CODE. I NOW KNOW TO DO THIS, BUT IT DID NOT MENTION THIS REQUIREMENT ANYWHERE IN THE BAHAMAS GUIDEBOOK, AND WAS NOT EXPLAINED TO ME BY UNITED STATES FSS OR BAHAMAS FSS. MY DVFR INCLUDED AN ESTIMATE OF ADIZ PENETRATION.

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.