<< >> NASA ASRS Report 320200, November 1995

An small transport pilot failed to file an IFR or DVFR flight plan prior to his us mexico border crossing.

Attributes
ACN	320200
Time
Date	199511
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mfe
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 300 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : mmty tower : lax
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Super King Air 200 HDC
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 95 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	320200
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Function	other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly 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:

Crossed us/mexico border without us flight plan. On tuesday, flew into reynosa (mmrx) from houston under IFR flight plan with advise customs in remarks. On return trip on friday, filed IFR from victoria, mexico, to reynosa (wanted IFR to mcallen, tx, but denied by mexico). Filed VFR flight plan in mexico with advise customs in remarks. The us does not recognize mexican VFR flight plan as notification. Got warning from customs. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter flies a king air 200. He admits that, if he had filed an IFR or DVFR flight plan to mfe from mmex there would have been no problem. Us customs in mfe gave him an official letter of warning which will remain on file for a certain period of time. It will then be lifted if he has no further customs problems. He has heard nothing from the FAA on this.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMT PLT FAILED TO FILE AN IFR OR DVFR FLT PLAN PRIOR TO HIS US MEXICO BORDER XING.

Narrative: CROSSED US/MEXICO BORDER WITHOUT US FLT PLAN. ON TUESDAY, FLEW INTO REYNOSA (MMRX) FROM HOUSTON UNDER IFR FLT PLAN WITH ADVISE CUSTOMS IN REMARKS. ON RETURN TRIP ON FRIDAY, FILED IFR FROM VICTORIA, MEXICO, TO REYNOSA (WANTED IFR TO MCALLEN, TX, BUT DENIED BY MEXICO). FILED VFR FLT PLAN IN MEXICO WITH ADVISE CUSTOMS IN REMARKS. THE US DOES NOT RECOGNIZE MEXICAN VFR FLT PLAN AS NOTIFICATION. GOT WARNING FROM CUSTOMS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR FLIES A KING AIR 200. HE ADMITS THAT, IF HE HAD FILED AN IFR OR DVFR FLT PLAN TO MFE FROM MMEX THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN NO PROB. US CUSTOMS IN MFE GAVE HIM AN OFFICIAL LETTER OF WARNING WHICH WILL REMAIN ON FILE FOR A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME. IT WILL THEN BE LIFTED IF HE HAS NO FURTHER CUSTOMS PROBS. HE HAS HEARD NOTHING FROM THE FAA ON THIS.

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.