Corp aircraft fails to 'request customs' on flight plan.

Attributes
ACN	224058
Time
Date	199210
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lrd
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 9000 msl bound upper : 9000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mty artcc : zny
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other landing other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zhu enroute airway : mty
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 4330 flight time type : 45
ASRS Report	224058
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I filed an IFR flight plan from mman to lrd but forgot to put 'request customs' in the comment section and also to call 1 hour before we took off from mman. We are honest, united states citizens, never intent on deceiving our government. We are also human and to err is human. Now it will be harder to forget to call and mark 'request customs' on the flight plan. We are the good guys and I hope they continue to catch the bad guys. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: reporter states once they had landed, customs agent came to aircraft very agitated explaining about the 5000 dollar fine for non compliance. Cursory look at aircraft followed, then agent went to computer and did find the flight plan which he had missed before. Said everything ok. Flight was IFR so in contact at all times, to enter ADIZ.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CORP ACFT FAILS TO 'REQUEST CUSTOMS' ON FLT PLAN.

Narrative: I FILED AN IFR FLT PLAN FROM MMAN TO LRD BUT FORGOT TO PUT 'REQUEST CUSTOMS' IN THE COMMENT SECTION AND ALSO TO CALL 1 HR BEFORE WE TOOK OFF FROM MMAN. WE ARE HONEST, UNITED STATES CITIZENS, NEVER INTENT ON DECEIVING OUR GOV. WE ARE ALSO HUMAN AND TO ERR IS HUMAN. NOW IT WILL BE HARDER TO FORGET TO CALL AND MARK 'REQUEST CUSTOMS' ON THE FLT PLAN. WE ARE THE GOOD GUYS AND I HOPE THEY CONTINUE TO CATCH THE BAD GUYS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH REPORTER REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: RPTR STATES ONCE THEY HAD LANDED, CUSTOMS AGENT CAME TO ACFT VERY AGITATED EXPLAINING ABOUT THE 5000 DOLLAR FINE FOR NON COMPLIANCE. CURSORY LOOK AT ACFT FOLLOWED, THEN AGENT WENT TO COMPUTER AND DID FIND THE FLT PLAN WHICH HE HAD MISSED BEFORE. SAID EVERYTHING OK. FLT WAS IFR SO IN CONTACT AT ALL TIMES, TO ENTER ADIZ.

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.