Private pilot may not have closed out VFR flight plan. No action taken.

Attributes
ACN	327850
Time
Date	199602
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lgb
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Tampico TB-9
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : preflight other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 55 flight time total : 156 flight time type : 78
ASRS Report	327850
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Upon return of a 5 hour cross country flight, I thought I had closed my VFR flight plan with long beach tower while taxiing to parking. About 2 hours later that evening, I called the local FSS to confirm that the flight plan had been closed but the WX briefer could not confirm it. Usually the FSS that answers the 1-800-WX-brief phone number in my area is riverside FSS. The FSS that answered that evening was rancho murieta FSS and the briefer said he could not access my flight plan but would pass on my message to riverside. The next morning I called once again to confirm the closure of the flight plan and riverside FSS confirmed that there was no search in progress for myself or the plane. My concern at the time and in writing this report was to be able and ensure that the flight plan was closed and to avoid a search effort.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT PLT MAY NOT HAVE CLOSED OUT VFR FLT PLAN. NO ACTION TAKEN.

Narrative: UPON RETURN OF A 5 HR XCOUNTRY FLT, I THOUGHT I HAD CLOSED MY VFR FLT PLAN WITH LONG BEACH TWR WHILE TAXIING TO PARKING. ABOUT 2 HRS LATER THAT EVENING, I CALLED THE LCL FSS TO CONFIRM THAT THE FLT PLAN HAD BEEN CLOSED BUT THE WX BRIEFER COULD NOT CONFIRM IT. USUALLY THE FSS THAT ANSWERS THE 1-800-WX-BRIEF PHONE NUMBER IN MY AREA IS RIVERSIDE FSS. THE FSS THAT ANSWERED THAT EVENING WAS RANCHO MURIETA FSS AND THE BRIEFER SAID HE COULD NOT ACCESS MY FLT PLAN BUT WOULD PASS ON MY MESSAGE TO RIVERSIDE. THE NEXT MORNING I CALLED ONCE AGAIN TO CONFIRM THE CLOSURE OF THE FLT PLAN AND RIVERSIDE FSS CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS NO SEARCH IN PROGRESS FOR MYSELF OR THE PLANE. MY CONCERN AT THE TIME AND IN WRITING THIS RPT WAS TO BE ABLE AND ENSURE THAT THE FLT PLAN WAS CLOSED AND TO AVOID A SEARCH EFFORT.

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.