Atx pilot fails to have customs inspection upon arrival at eri from canada.

Attributes
ACN	280002
Time
Date	199408
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : eri
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sba
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : parked landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 6000
ASRS Report	280002
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
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:

Flew from toronto (island) cytz to erie. Customs inspection had been arranged by pilot earlier that morning. When landing at erie, where I was to pick up passenger for the next leg of flight, I was told to taxi to operations of company. I didn't remind the tower that I needed customs, no one (custom's agent) met the aircraft. So I went about preparation for the next leg of the flight without ever being inspected by customs. I called customs the next morning to inform them of the mixup and problem. Possible solutions: tower should be informed that the flight originated in canada (IFR flight plan). Customs could have called the tower when I didn't arrive on time to verify arrival of ETA -- this may not have prevented my going to the FBO before reporting, but at least the aircraft would have still been on the field. Pilot should have reminded the tower that customs service was needed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATX PLT FAILS TO HAVE CUSTOMS INSPECTION UPON ARR AT ERI FROM CANADA.

Narrative: FLEW FROM TORONTO (ISLAND) CYTZ TO ERIE. CUSTOMS INSPECTION HAD BEEN ARRANGED BY PLT EARLIER THAT MORNING. WHEN LNDG AT ERIE, WHERE I WAS TO PICK UP PAX FOR THE NEXT LEG OF FLT, I WAS TOLD TO TAXI TO OPS OF COMPANY. I DIDN'T REMIND THE TWR THAT I NEEDED CUSTOMS, NO ONE (CUSTOM'S AGENT) MET THE ACFT. SO I WENT ABOUT PREPARATION FOR THE NEXT LEG OF THE FLT WITHOUT EVER BEING INSPECTED BY CUSTOMS. I CALLED CUSTOMS THE NEXT MORNING TO INFORM THEM OF THE MIXUP AND PROB. POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS: TWR SHOULD BE INFORMED THAT THE FLT ORIGINATED IN CANADA (IFR FLT PLAN). CUSTOMS COULD HAVE CALLED THE TWR WHEN I DIDN'T ARRIVE ON TIME TO VERIFY ARR OF ETA -- THIS MAY NOT HAVE PREVENTED MY GOING TO THE FBO BEFORE RPTING, BUT AT LEAST THE ACFT WOULD HAVE STILL BEEN ON THE FIELD. PLT SHOULD HAVE REMINDED THE TWR THAT CUSTOMS SVC WAS NEEDED.

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.