Narrative:

To get straight to the point I violated far 91.103. I violated the part where it says that you are supposed to check WX and be familiar with all available information including NOTAMS. I was going to make a routine VFR flight 30 mi southeast to a town. I had flown in and out of the town and oxford the day before and didn't even think that there would be a temporary tower at oxford since it is an uncontrolled field. The catch is that on game days the traffic volume is enough to provide for a tower. Although this game had a tower and the other games did not attract enough air traffic to provide for a tower, I did not call FSS to make sure. I went out to the airport to leave before the game ended. I taxied and took off without calling the temporary tower. I thought about it 15 mins later when I landed. I immediately called FSS, and they confirmed my suspicions. The point is that no matter where you're going or how far, a pilot should always call FSS not only for far reasons but for safety reasons. Even though I knew that the WX was good VFR I still should have made a 3 min call.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: REGULAR FLYER OUT OF UOX FAILED TO CONTACT FSS BEFORE FLYING SHORT OUT AND BACK TRIP. HAD HE DONE SO, HE WOULD HAVE LEARNED THE NORMALLY UNCTLED ARPT HAD A TEMPORARY TWR THAT DAY ON ACCOUNT INCREASED TFC AS A RESULT OF FLY IN ATTENDEES FOR A NEARBY UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME.

Narrative: TO GET STRAIGHT TO THE POINT I VIOLATED FAR 91.103. I VIOLATED THE PART WHERE IT SAYS THAT YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO CHK WX AND BE FAMILIAR WITH ALL AVAILABLE INFO INCLUDING NOTAMS. I WAS GOING TO MAKE A ROUTINE VFR FLT 30 MI SE TO A TOWN. I HAD FLOWN IN AND OUT OF THE TOWN AND OXFORD THE DAY BEFORE AND DIDN'T EVEN THINK THAT THERE WOULD BE A TEMPORARY TWR AT OXFORD SINCE IT IS AN UNCTLED FIELD. THE CATCH IS THAT ON GAME DAYS THE TFC VOLUME IS ENOUGH TO PROVIDE FOR A TWR. ALTHOUGH THIS GAME HAD A TWR AND THE OTHER GAMES DID NOT ATTRACT ENOUGH AIR TFC TO PROVIDE FOR A TWR, I DID NOT CALL FSS TO MAKE SURE. I WENT OUT TO THE ARPT TO LEAVE BEFORE THE GAME ENDED. I TAXIED AND TOOK OFF WITHOUT CALLING THE TEMPORARY TWR. I THOUGHT ABOUT IT 15 MINS LATER WHEN I LANDED. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED FSS, AND THEY CONFIRMED MY SUSPICIONS. THE POINT IS THAT NO MATTER WHERE YOU'RE GOING OR HOW FAR, A PLT SHOULD ALWAYS CALL FSS NOT ONLY FOR FAR REASONS BUT FOR SAFETY REASONS. EVEN THOUGH I KNEW THAT THE WX WAS GOOD VFR I STILL SHOULD HAVE MADE A 3 MIN CALL.

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.