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C421 pilot forgot to close his IFR flight plan after landing at a non tower airport due to the habit of having automatic flight plan closure when landing at controled airports.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 501100 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200102 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bfa.airport |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zmp.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Golden Eagle 421 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 1800 |
| ASRS Report | 501100 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
IFR flight plan pwk to bfa. Cleared to descend to 3500 ft by ZMP. Broke out at 3500 ft 10 mi from the airport. Then cleared for a visual and canceled my GPS approach. Declared that I had the field in sight. The controller then instructed me to change frequency to CTAF, which I did thinking he was canceling my IFR flight plan. Wrong! Because I did not use the magic word 'cancel.' center then had to check with the airport manager to be sure I had landed safely. Do not frequently fly IFR into uncontrolled airports, so slipped this time. Should have remembered, as I will in the future, to use the word 'cancel.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C421 PLT FORGOT TO CLOSE HIS IFR FLT PLAN AFTER LNDG AT A NON TWR ARPT DUE TO THE HABIT OF HAVING AUTOMATIC FLT PLAN CLOSURE WHEN LNDG AT CTLED ARPTS.
Narrative: IFR FLT PLAN PWK TO BFA. CLRED TO DSND TO 3500 FT BY ZMP. BROKE OUT AT 3500 FT 10 MI FROM THE ARPT. THEN CLRED FOR A VISUAL AND CANCELED MY GPS APCH. DECLARED THAT I HAD THE FIELD IN SIGHT. THE CTLR THEN INSTRUCTED ME TO CHANGE FREQ TO CTAF, WHICH I DID THINKING HE WAS CANCELING MY IFR FLT PLAN. WRONG! BECAUSE I DID NOT USE THE MAGIC WORD 'CANCEL.' CTR THEN HAD TO CHK WITH THE ARPT MGR TO BE SURE I HAD LANDED SAFELY. DO NOT FREQUENTLY FLY IFR INTO UNCTLED ARPTS, SO SLIPPED THIS TIME. SHOULD HAVE REMEMBERED, AS I WILL IN THE FUTURE, TO USE THE WORD 'CANCEL.
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.