Pilot of an M20K aircraft failed to close his VFR flight plan after flying over canadian airspace.

Attributes
ACN	409890
Time
Date	199808
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dxr
State Reference	CT
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	M-20 K (231)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 600 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	409890
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I opened a VFR flight plan because I would overfly canadian airspace. I just plain forgot to close it. I really need an item on my shutdown checklist. It is not the sort of thing to be left to memory. Also, it would help if ATC providing radar services could close VFR flight plans.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF AN M20K ACFT FAILED TO CLOSE HIS VFR FLT PLAN AFTER FLYING OVER CANADIAN AIRSPACE.

Narrative: I OPENED A VFR FLT PLAN BECAUSE I WOULD OVERFLY CANADIAN AIRSPACE. I JUST PLAIN FORGOT TO CLOSE IT. I REALLY NEED AN ITEM ON MY SHUTDOWN CHKLIST. IT IS NOT THE SORT OF THING TO BE LEFT TO MEMORY. ALSO, IT WOULD HELP IF ATC PROVIDING RADAR SVCS COULD CLOSE VFR FLT PLANS.

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.