<< >> NASA ASRS Report 490050, October 2000

Commercial pilot forgot to close his VFR flight plan and was reminded by FSS and air search personnel on his answering machine when he arrived home.

Attributes
ACN	490050
Time
Date	200010
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cew.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : pwk.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground other : post flt.
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 39 flight time total : 2165 flight time type : 1469
ASRS Report	490050
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence other
Consequence	faa : investigated Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

The flight was from eglin AFB (vps), fl, to crestview (cew). At crestview, I picked up a passenger, but forgot to close my flight plan. Then I went to a near-by private field (bauer-skyranch) without a flight plan. I did not realize that I forgot to close my flight plan at cew until I got home at about XA30. When I noticed the calls on my answering machine. At that time, I responded to the calls from the military and the FAA. I normally fly IFR, so I am not used to closing flight plans. In the future, I plan to put the statement 'close flight plan' on my engine shutdown checklist.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMERCIAL PLT FORGOT TO CLOSE HIS VFR FLT PLAN AND WAS REMINDED BY FSS AND AIR SEARCH PERSONNEL ON HIS ANSWERING MACHINE WHEN HE ARRIVED HOME.

Narrative: THE FLT WAS FROM EGLIN AFB (VPS), FL, TO CRESTVIEW (CEW). AT CRESTVIEW, I PICKED UP A PAX, BUT FORGOT TO CLOSE MY FLT PLAN. THEN I WENT TO A NEAR-BY PVT FIELD (BAUER-SKYRANCH) WITHOUT A FLT PLAN. I DID NOT REALIZE THAT I FORGOT TO CLOSE MY FLT PLAN AT CEW UNTIL I GOT HOME AT ABOUT XA30. WHEN I NOTICED THE CALLS ON MY ANSWERING MACHINE. AT THAT TIME, I RESPONDED TO THE CALLS FROM THE MIL AND THE FAA. I NORMALLY FLY IFR, SO I AM NOT USED TO CLOSING FLT PLANS. IN THE FUTURE, I PLAN TO PUT THE STATEMENT 'CLOSE FLT PLAN' ON MY ENG SHUTDOWN 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.