Flight plan information not passed to ARTCC controller.

Attributes
ACN	130310
Time
Date	198912
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zfp
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4500 msl bound upper : 4500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : other oceanic
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 320 flight time type : 210
ASRS Report	130310
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I filed an int'l flight plan (VFR) with freeport. The lady at FSS (bahamas) said the flight plan would be activated when I took off. 10 mins after departure I received a frequency change and contacted mia and told them who, what, and where I was, and they couldn't receive me on radar, so they told me to report and monitor another frequency of ZMA. They also said to report to this frequency when I'm off the 020 degree right from west palm beach. When I did this, ZMA didn't know why I was there. They said that I never filed a flight plan with FSS, but I did in freeport. Customs also said they knew I was coming.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT PLAN INFORMATION NOT PASSED TO ARTCC CTLR.

Narrative: I FILED AN INT'L FLT PLAN (VFR) WITH FREEPORT. THE LADY AT FSS (BAHAMAS) SAID THE FLT PLAN WOULD BE ACTIVATED WHEN I TOOK OFF. 10 MINS AFTER DEP I RECEIVED A FREQ CHANGE AND CONTACTED MIA AND TOLD THEM WHO, WHAT, AND WHERE I WAS, AND THEY COULDN'T RECEIVE ME ON RADAR, SO THEY TOLD ME TO RPT AND MONITOR ANOTHER FREQ OF ZMA. THEY ALSO SAID TO RPT TO THIS FREQ WHEN I'M OFF THE 020 DEG R FROM WEST PALM BEACH. WHEN I DID THIS, ZMA DIDN'T KNOW WHY I WAS THERE. THEY SAID THAT I NEVER FILED A FLT PLAN WITH FSS, BUT I DID IN FREEPORT. CUSTOMS ALSO SAID THEY KNEW I WAS COMING.

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.