An HS125 failed to cancel IFR clearance at destination.

Attributes
ACN	432840
Time
Date	199903
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl single value : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zmp.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	HS 125 Series 1-600
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 8200 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	432840
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Upon being cleared for a visual approach to bfa, I instructed my first officer to cancel our IFR flight plan. WX conditions at the time were clear skies with unrestr visibility. I was maintaining outside vigilance and was not keeping a constant watch over radio communications at the time of my instructions to my first officer. The only response that I heard from ATC was that we were cleared over to airport advisories. I believed at that time that my first officer had carried out my instruction and had indeed canceled IFR. Approximately 1 hour after landing, I was informed that ATC was looking for my aircraft. Factors that contributed to this incident are: 1) a relatively new first officer (new to the company). 2) a busy phase of flight. 3) the failure of the captain to maintain a constant watch over radio communications. Corrective actions that can be taken to prevent similar incidents: 1) the better use of cockpit coordination and crew resource management techniques.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN HS125 FAILED TO CANCEL IFR CLRNC AT DEST.

Narrative: UPON BEING CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH TO BFA, I INSTRUCTED MY FO TO CANCEL OUR IFR FLT PLAN. WX CONDITIONS AT THE TIME WERE CLR SKIES WITH UNRESTR VISIBILITY. I WAS MAINTAINING OUTSIDE VIGILANCE AND WAS NOT KEEPING A CONSTANT WATCH OVER RADIO COMS AT THE TIME OF MY INSTRUCTIONS TO MY FO. THE ONLY RESPONSE THAT I HEARD FROM ATC WAS THAT WE WERE CLRED OVER TO ARPT ADVISORIES. I BELIEVED AT THAT TIME THAT MY FO HAD CARRIED OUT MY INSTRUCTION AND HAD INDEED CANCELED IFR. APPROX 1 HR AFTER LNDG, I WAS INFORMED THAT ATC WAS LOOKING FOR MY ACFT. FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THIS INCIDENT ARE: 1) A RELATIVELY NEW FO (NEW TO THE COMPANY). 2) A BUSY PHASE OF FLT. 3) THE FAILURE OF THE CAPT TO MAINTAIN A CONSTANT WATCH OVER RADIO COMS. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS THAT CAN BE TAKEN TO PREVENT SIMILAR INCIDENTS: 1) THE BETTER USE OF COCKPIT COORD AND CREW RESOURCE MGMNT TECHNIQUES.

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.