Dal FSS failed to close flight plan although they acknowledged message had been received.

Attributes
ACN	110309
Time
Date	198904
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : prx
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mco
Make Model Name	Small Transport
Flight Phase	ground : parked landing other other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 10255
ASRS Report	110309
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

Filed VFR flight plan gwd to prx. Cancelled plan in air over prx with dallas radio on 122.25 and was acknowledged cancelled. FAA instituted search for my aircraft 40 minutes later.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DAL FSS FAILED TO CLOSE FLT PLAN ALTHOUGH THEY ACKNOWLEDGED MESSAGE HAD BEEN RECEIVED.

Narrative: FILED VFR FLT PLAN GWD TO PRX. CANCELLED PLAN IN AIR OVER PRX WITH DALLAS RADIO ON 122.25 AND WAS ACKNOWLEDGED CANCELLED. FAA INSTITUTED SEARCH FOR MY ACFT 40 MINUTES LATER.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.