<< >> NASA ASRS Report 155641, September 1990

Part 121 air carrier mdt flight crew gets nicked for not officially closing their VFR plan wile operating in the bahamas.

Attributes
ACN	155641
Time
Date	199009
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : myef
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zla
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport
Flight Phase	landing other other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	155641
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified atc
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Opened VFR flight plan with nassau radio after departure from rock sound (myer) en route to myef, moss town (exama international), no operating navaids. Attempted to close flight plan with nassau radio and heard them loud and clear. We tried for over 10 mins, but they would not acknowledge us. Landed moss town, advised advisory tower unable to get response from nassau. They (moss town) advised they would take care of it. Upon return to states ZMA called (me in customs) to advise that nassau wanted to file against me for failure to close flight plan in moss town. Is it better to ignore 121 requirements and not file?

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PART 121 ACR MDT FLT CREW GETS NICKED FOR NOT OFFICIALLY CLOSING THEIR VFR PLAN WILE OPERATING IN THE BAHAMAS.

Narrative: OPENED VFR FLT PLAN WITH NASSAU RADIO AFTER DEP FROM ROCK SOUND (MYER) ENRTE TO MYEF, MOSS TOWN (EXAMA INTL), NO OPERATING NAVAIDS. ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE FLT PLAN WITH NASSAU RADIO AND HEARD THEM LOUD AND CLR. WE TRIED FOR OVER 10 MINS, BUT THEY WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE US. LANDED MOSS TOWN, ADVISED ADVISORY TWR UNABLE TO GET RESPONSE FROM NASSAU. THEY (MOSS TOWN) ADVISED THEY WOULD TAKE CARE OF IT. UPON RETURN TO STATES ZMA CALLED (ME IN CUSTOMS) TO ADVISE THAT NASSAU WANTED TO FILE AGAINST ME FOR FAILURE TO CLOSE FLT PLAN IN MOSS TOWN. IS IT BETTER TO IGNORE 121 REQUIREMENTS AND NOT FILE?

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.