The flight crew fails to close the flight plan.

Attributes
ACN	314930
Time
Date	199509
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fnt
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 90
ASRS Report	314930
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Aircrew forgot to close out flight plan with ZOB on landing at flint. Flight landed at flint, mi, fri morning at approximately XA30 a.M. The crew was distracted by being at a new field and looking for taxi directions and forgot to cancel their flight plan. I was told at XP00 P.M. About the incident and called the cle center area 1 supervisor. He said he didn't know about this problem. I apologized for the mistake and he thanked me for the call and said he would take care of it.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THE FLC FAILS TO CLOSE THE FLT PLAN.

Narrative: AIRCREW FORGOT TO CLOSE OUT FLT PLAN WITH ZOB ON LNDG AT FLINT. FLT LANDED AT FLINT, MI, FRI MORNING AT APPROX XA30 A.M. THE CREW WAS DISTRACTED BY BEING AT A NEW FIELD AND LOOKING FOR TAXI DIRECTIONS AND FORGOT TO CANCEL THEIR FLT PLAN. I WAS TOLD AT XP00 P.M. ABOUT THE INCIDENT AND CALLED THE CLE CTR AREA 1 SUPERVISOR. HE SAID HE DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THIS PROB. I APOLOGIZED FOR THE MISTAKE AND HE THANKED ME FOR THE CALL AND SAID HE WOULD TAKE CARE OF IT.

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.