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Reporter complaint of ATC not cancelling his VFR flight plan after pilot picks up an IFR flight last portion of flight and when in vicinity of destination, cancels IFR and lands. FSS mae a later inquiry regarding flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 145637 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199005 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 6s2 |
| State Reference | OR |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 700 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 145637 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Flying on activated VFR flight plan from eureka to florence, or. En route receiving radar advisories because solid undercast (not forecast). Got a pop-up IFR clearance from ZSE to local NAVAID (oth). When under and clear of clouds, and in vicinity of destination, cancelled IFR and landed. Thought center, once giving an IFR flight plan, cancelled VFR flight plan. They don't. Mckinville radio called destination airport, which reported my aircraft on ground. I'm now educated, but think that less frequent pilots need to know that ATC and FSS don't necessarily communicate with each other re: flight plans.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: REPORTER COMPLAINT OF ATC NOT CANCELLING HIS VFR FLT PLAN AFTER PLT PICKS UP AN IFR FLT LAST PORTION OF FLT AND WHEN IN VICINITY OF DESTINATION, CANCELS IFR AND LANDS. FSS MAE A LATER INQUIRY REGARDING FLT.
Narrative: FLYING ON ACTIVATED VFR FLT PLAN FROM EUREKA TO FLORENCE, OR. ENRTE RECEIVING RADAR ADVISORIES BECAUSE SOLID UNDERCAST (NOT FORECAST). GOT A POP-UP IFR CLRNC FROM ZSE TO LCL NAVAID (OTH). WHEN UNDER AND CLR OF CLOUDS, AND IN VICINITY OF DEST, CANCELLED IFR AND LANDED. THOUGHT CENTER, ONCE GIVING AN IFR FLT PLAN, CANCELLED VFR FLT PLAN. THEY DON'T. MCKINVILLE RADIO CALLED DEST ARPT, WHICH RPTED MY ACFT ON GND. I'M NOW EDUCATED, BUT THINK THAT LESS FREQUENT PLTS NEED TO KNOW THAT ATC AND FSS DON'T NECESSARILY COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER RE: FLT PLANS.
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.