Charter pilot forgets to close VFR flight plan.

Attributes
ACN	246918
Time
Date	199307
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pwk
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport
Flight Phase	ground : parked 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 : 120 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	246918
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Failure to close VFR flight plan resulting in initiation of search. Usually file IFR but due to WX and traffic, elected to file VFR and get ATC advisories for flight, enabling more efficient direct route. Since I was to drop off 3 passenger at cgx and take 1 to pwk, I filed Y84-pwk with 1/2 hour stop at cgx. Upon arrival at cgx, I was aware of flight plan but since I was flying under part 135 passenger carrying could not close until I was on ground at pwk. Had to expedite passenger drop off at cgx due to curfew. By time I got on ground at pwk (10 min flight) flight plan had slipped my mind.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CHARTER PLT FORGETS TO CLOSE VFR FLT PLAN.

Narrative: FAILURE TO CLOSE VFR FLT PLAN RESULTING IN INITIATION OF SEARCH. USUALLY FILE IFR BUT DUE TO WX AND TFC, ELECTED TO FILE VFR AND GET ATC ADVISORIES FOR FLT, ENABLING MORE EFFICIENT DIRECT RTE. SINCE I WAS TO DROP OFF 3 PAX AT CGX AND TAKE 1 TO PWK, I FILED Y84-PWK WITH 1/2 HR STOP AT CGX. UPON ARR AT CGX, I WAS AWARE OF FLT PLAN BUT SINCE I WAS FLYING UNDER PART 135 PAX CARRYING COULD NOT CLOSE UNTIL I WAS ON GND AT PWK. HAD TO EXPEDITE PAX DROP OFF AT CGX DUE TO CURFEW. BY TIME I GOT ON GND AT PWK (10 MIN FLT) FLT PLAN HAD SLIPPED MY MIND.

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.