Small aircraft pilot operating IFR into uncontrolled airport forgets to close his IFR flight plan.

Attributes
ACN	156538
Time
Date	199009
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lna
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	ground : parked landing other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 560 flight time type : 5
ASRS Report	156538
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Quite simply put, I have never actually terminated an IFR flight at an uncontrolled field. Consequently, I forgot to close my flight plan. The mistake was mine. I have made approachs to uncontrolled fields but as I have said never terminated at one. I discovered my mistake when I called the aircraft owner the next day. He informed me that the police had shown up at the airport looking for the plane. He also told me that he had 'calmed down' the controller and to not contact him (the controller). The corrective action will be to never do it again.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT OPERATING IFR INTO UNCTLED ARPT FORGETS TO CLOSE HIS IFR FLT PLAN.

Narrative: QUITE SIMPLY PUT, I HAVE NEVER ACTUALLY TERMINATED AN IFR FLT AT AN UNCTLED FIELD. CONSEQUENTLY, I FORGOT TO CLOSE MY FLT PLAN. THE MISTAKE WAS MINE. I HAVE MADE APCHS TO UNCTLED FIELDS BUT AS I HAVE SAID NEVER TERMINATED AT ONE. I DISCOVERED MY MISTAKE WHEN I CALLED THE ACFT OWNER THE NEXT DAY. HE INFORMED ME THAT THE POLICE HAD SHOWN UP AT THE ARPT LOOKING FOR THE PLANE. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT HE HAD 'CALMED DOWN' THE CTLR AND TO NOT CONTACT HIM (THE CTLR). THE CORRECTIVE ACTION WILL BE TO NEVER DO IT AGAIN.

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.