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A PA32-300 atx pilot fails to close his IFR flight plan with hrl approach controller after landing at hrl, tx. Tower was closed at the early morning hour.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 414710 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199809 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hrl |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 185 flight time total : 2195 flight time type : 700 |
| ASRS Report | 414710 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On sep/xa/98, I was on an IFR flight from san antonio, tx, to harlingen, tx. I was vectored to the ILS final approach course and performed an ILS. Conditions at the time were VMC and I was cleared to announce my position on the CTAF. (Tower was closed.) I landed safely and taxied in. What I forgot to do, however, was close my IFR flight plan with approach. Apparently they closed the airport for an unspecified amount of time. I discovered my mistake when a friend of mine called me at home later in the morning. I attribute this incident to fatigue. My work schedule requires an XA00 departure, and I guess I was tired. To prevent this from happening again, I will add this to my after landing checklist.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PA32-300 ATX PLT FAILS TO CLOSE HIS IFR FLT PLAN WITH HRL APCH CTLR AFTER LNDG AT HRL, TX. TWR WAS CLOSED AT THE EARLY MORNING HR.
Narrative: ON SEP/XA/98, I WAS ON AN IFR FLT FROM SAN ANTONIO, TX, TO HARLINGEN, TX. I WAS VECTORED TO THE ILS FINAL APCH COURSE AND PERFORMED AN ILS. CONDITIONS AT THE TIME WERE VMC AND I WAS CLRED TO ANNOUNCE MY POS ON THE CTAF. (TWR WAS CLOSED.) I LANDED SAFELY AND TAXIED IN. WHAT I FORGOT TO DO, HOWEVER, WAS CLOSE MY IFR FLT PLAN WITH APCH. APPARENTLY THEY CLOSED THE ARPT FOR AN UNSPECIFIED AMOUNT OF TIME. I DISCOVERED MY MISTAKE WHEN A FRIEND OF MINE CALLED ME AT HOME LATER IN THE MORNING. I ATTRIBUTE THIS INCIDENT TO FATIGUE. MY WORK SCHEDULE REQUIRES AN XA00 DEP, AND I GUESS I WAS TIRED. TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN, I WILL ADD THIS TO MY AFTER LNDG CHKLIST.
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.