No flight plan when returning on international flight. Military intercept.

Attributes
ACN	189564
Time
Date	199109
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fpr
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2400 msl bound upper : 2400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma tower : fpr
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other landing other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Fighter
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 5 flight time total : 150 flight time type : 22
ASRS Report	189564
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified other other : unspecified atc
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I went to walkers cay in the bahamas for a day of scuba diving with a friend. I left from orlando about XY00 am. I filed a flight plan when I left on the telephone with st petersburg FSS. My friend and I stayed on the island (walkers cay) sat and left sun morning. I tried to use the telephone to file a flight plan but the telephone there only works sometimes. I went ahead and took off and got so overwhelmed about flying home and over the water alone, that I figured I would just go on to ft pierce. I radioed the tower about 10 mi from the airport that I was inbound for landing. When I got the coastline I saw an fgt come up on my right wing. At this time I knew that something was wrong and got real nervous. I saw in magazines where fgt aircraft will shoot you down when you are not doing the right thing. When I landed the aircraft I was so nervous after seeing the fgt and did not know if they were following me in or not, I landed and exited the runway as soon as possible. Custom agents at ft pierce gave me violation warnings for no flight plan, not 1 hour arrival notice and bad landing. Well, the solution to my problem is before I go on international flts, I should study and know in depth the correct procedures. This way I won't have to worry about seeing fgt's and jeopardizing my landing and having customs agents scare me to death. I would also strongly suggest private pilots be told specifically about international flying so they know that they have to file flight plans and not have the same problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NO FLT PLAN WHEN RETURNING ON INTL FLT. MIL INTERCEPT.

Narrative: I WENT TO WALKERS CAY IN THE BAHAMAS FOR A DAY OF SCUBA DIVING WITH A FRIEND. I LEFT FROM ORLANDO ABOUT XY00 AM. I FILED A FLT PLAN WHEN I LEFT ON THE TELEPHONE WITH ST PETERSBURG FSS. MY FRIEND AND I STAYED ON THE ISLAND (WALKERS CAY) SAT AND LEFT SUN MORNING. I TRIED TO USE THE TELEPHONE TO FILE A FLT PLAN BUT THE TELEPHONE THERE ONLY WORKS SOMETIMES. I WENT AHEAD AND TOOK OFF AND GOT SO OVERWHELMED ABOUT FLYING HOME AND OVER THE WATER ALONE, THAT I FIGURED I WOULD JUST GO ON TO FT PIERCE. I RADIOED THE TWR ABOUT 10 MI FROM THE ARPT THAT I WAS INBOUND FOR LNDG. WHEN I GOT THE COASTLINE I SAW AN FGT COME UP ON MY R WING. AT THIS TIME I KNEW THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG AND GOT REAL NERVOUS. I SAW IN MAGAZINES WHERE FGT ACFT WILL SHOOT YOU DOWN WHEN YOU ARE NOT DOING THE RIGHT THING. WHEN I LANDED THE ACFT I WAS SO NERVOUS AFTER SEEING THE FGT AND DID NOT KNOW IF THEY WERE FOLLOWING ME IN OR NOT, I LANDED AND EXITED THE RWY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. CUSTOM AGENTS AT FT PIERCE GAVE ME VIOLATION WARNINGS FOR NO FLT PLAN, NOT 1 HR ARR NOTICE AND BAD LNDG. WELL, THE SOLUTION TO MY PROBLEM IS BEFORE I GO ON INTL FLTS, I SHOULD STUDY AND KNOW IN DEPTH THE CORRECT PROCS. THIS WAY I WON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT SEEING FGT'S AND JEOPARDIZING MY LNDG AND HAVING CUSTOMS AGENTS SCARE ME TO DEATH. I WOULD ALSO STRONGLY SUGGEST PRIVATE PLTS BE TOLD SPECIFICALLY ABOUT INTL FLYING SO THEY KNOW THAT THEY HAVE TO FILE FLT PLANS AND NOT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.

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.