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ARTCC controller advised pilot of a piper PA31 that he had not received cancellation of his IFR flight plan after landing at his uncontrolled airport destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 488600 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200010 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ckb.airport |
| State Reference | WV |
| Altitude | msl single value : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zob.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | PA-31 Navajo Chieftan/Mojave/Navajo T1020 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | arrival : vfr |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 6600 flight time type : 1100 |
| ASRS Report | 488600 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : radio com. other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Facility |
| Primary Problem | ATC Facility |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
ATC cleared me to descend from 5000 ft to 3000 ft. I acknowledged and called airport in sight and canceled IFR. Upon departing VFR controller asked if I was canceling IFR and that I had held the airport closed for 45 mins. It seemed to be radio reception on his end. I heard my flight number but could not definitely hear his reply. I may have mistaken his recall for an acknowledgment of my cancellation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ARTCC CTLR ADVISED PLT OF A PIPER PA31 THAT HE HAD NOT RECEIVED CANCELLATION OF HIS IFR FLT PLAN AFTER LNDG AT HIS UNCTLED ARPT DEST.
Narrative: ATC CLRED ME TO DSND FROM 5000 FT TO 3000 FT. I ACKNOWLEDGED AND CALLED ARPT IN SIGHT AND CANCELED IFR. UPON DEPARTING VFR CTLR ASKED IF I WAS CANCELING IFR AND THAT I HAD HELD THE ARPT CLOSED FOR 45 MINS. IT SEEMED TO BE RADIO RECEPTION ON HIS END. I HEARD MY FLT NUMBER BUT COULD NOT DEFINITELY HEAR HIS REPLY. I MAY HAVE MISTAKEN HIS RECALL FOR AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF MY CANCELLATION.
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.