FSS specialist forgets to enter cpr IFR flight plan. Flight crew elected to takeoff VFR expecting to...

Attributes
ACN	346330
Time
Date	199608
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : 0r9
State Reference	LA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zhu tracon : msy
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	346330
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Contacted new orleans approach while on the ground in hammond, la, at XX30L for pre departure clearance to glh. I had filed the flight plan at XX00 left with deridder flight service. New orleans approach said they had no flight plan for me, that it took awhile for deridder to get it in the system. Departed 0r9 VFR to pick up my IFR clearance in the air. Airborne, I contacted new orleans approach on the proper frequency and asked for a IFR clearance to my destination. This controller told me he also had no information on me. I told him I filed the flight plan with deridder FSS at XX00L for a XX30 departure. I asked him if I could get a clearance (IFR) while we searched for the flight plan. He said for me to contact ZHU on xyz frequency. I contacted houston on xyz frequency and was told to 'standby' 4 times. I waited from 3-5 mins in between xmissions to houston. On the 4TH standby, because I was flying into deteriorating conditions, I told the center controller that this was the 4TH time he had told me to standby, and that if he couldn't help me to let me know now so I could do something else besides 'standby.' (an airplane in flight does not 'standby.') after this he asked my request and issued an IFR clearance to destination. I called the FSS and found out the ATC specialist had forgotten to put my flight plan in the ATC system.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FSS SPECIALIST FORGETS TO ENTER CPR IFR FLT PLAN. FLC ELECTED TO TKOF VFR EXPECTING TO PICK UP THEIR IFR CLRNC. CTR CTLR TOLD THE FLC TO STANDBY 4 TIMES BEFORE ISSUING AN IFR CLRNC.

Narrative: CONTACTED NEW ORLEANS APCH WHILE ON THE GND IN HAMMOND, LA, AT XX30L FOR PDC TO GLH. I HAD FILED THE FLT PLAN AT XX00 L WITH DERIDDER FLT SVC. NEW ORLEANS APCH SAID THEY HAD NO FLT PLAN FOR ME, THAT IT TOOK AWHILE FOR DERIDDER TO GET IT IN THE SYS. DEPARTED 0R9 VFR TO PICK UP MY IFR CLRNC IN THE AIR. AIRBORNE, I CONTACTED NEW ORLEANS APCH ON THE PROPER FREQ AND ASKED FOR A IFR CLRNC TO MY DEST. THIS CTLR TOLD ME HE ALSO HAD NO INFO ON ME. I TOLD HIM I FILED THE FLT PLAN WITH DERIDDER FSS AT XX00L FOR A XX30 DEP. I ASKED HIM IF I COULD GET A CLRNC (IFR) WHILE WE SEARCHED FOR THE FLT PLAN. HE SAID FOR ME TO CONTACT ZHU ON XYZ FREQ. I CONTACTED HOUSTON ON XYZ FREQ AND WAS TOLD TO 'STANDBY' 4 TIMES. I WAITED FROM 3-5 MINS IN BTWN XMISSIONS TO HOUSTON. ON THE 4TH STANDBY, BECAUSE I WAS FLYING INTO DETERIORATING CONDITIONS, I TOLD THE CTR CTLR THAT THIS WAS THE 4TH TIME HE HAD TOLD ME TO STANDBY, AND THAT IF HE COULDN'T HELP ME TO LET ME KNOW NOW SO I COULD DO SOMETHING ELSE BESIDES 'STANDBY.' (AN AIRPLANE IN FLT DOES NOT 'STANDBY.') AFTER THIS HE ASKED MY REQUEST AND ISSUED AN IFR CLRNC TO DEST. I CALLED THE FSS AND FOUND OUT THE ATC SPECIALIST HAD FORGOTTEN TO PUT MY FLT PLAN IN THE ATC SYS.

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.

FSS specialist forgets to enter cpr IFR flight plan. Flight crew elected to takeoff VFR expecting to pick up their IFR clearance. Center controller told the flight crew to standby 4 times before issuing an IFR clearance.