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A BE36 pilot had a misunderstanding with TRACON approach control when trying to close his IFR flight plan. They were not communicating properly.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 347250 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199609 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cbm |
| State Reference | MS |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : cbm |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Bonanza 36 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 3800 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 347250 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Approach called to say I failed to close my IFR flight plan. I believe I closed when I asked to cancel (IFR). First call not responded to and second call answered. Not given 1200 squawk which they say means I had to close on ground. We always keep same squawk here at home (dfw area). I was on visual approach and given frequency change.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BE36 PLT HAD A MISUNDERSTANDING WITH TRACON APCH CTL WHEN TRYING TO CLOSE HIS IFR FLT PLAN. THEY WERE NOT COMMUNICATING PROPERLY.
Narrative: APCH CALLED TO SAY I FAILED TO CLOSE MY IFR FLT PLAN. I BELIEVE I CLOSED WHEN I ASKED TO CANCEL (IFR). FIRST CALL NOT RESPONDED TO AND SECOND CALL ANSWERED. NOT GIVEN 1200 SQUAWK WHICH THEY SAY MEANS I HAD TO CLOSE ON GND. WE ALWAYS KEEP SAME SQUAWK HERE AT HOME (DFW AREA). I WAS ON VISUAL APCH AND GIVEN FREQ CHANGE.
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.