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Pilot of a C421B forgot to close her IFR flight plan with center during landing or taxi in resulting in a search by FAA for her whereabouts.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 368550 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199705 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : tex |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna Twin Piston Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 14 flight time total : 815 flight time type : 270 |
| ASRS Report | 368550 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
When I fly into tex airport it is typically VFR flight conditions. It is a difficult airport to land at with the tremendous mountains close by. I also avoid clouds in this area because of icing dangers. However, I chose not to cancel my IFR clearance until after I landed. There was traffic in the area and I felt that center could help me avoid traffic. Normally, I would have canceled in the air upon seeing the airport. I conclude that doing something out of the ordinary was the cause of my forgetfulness.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF A C421B FORGOT TO CLOSE HER IFR FLT PLAN WITH CTR DURING LNDG OR TAXI IN RESULTING IN A SEARCH BY FAA FOR HER WHEREABOUTS.
Narrative: WHEN I FLY INTO TEX ARPT IT IS TYPICALLY VFR FLT CONDITIONS. IT IS A DIFFICULT ARPT TO LAND AT WITH THE TREMENDOUS MOUNTAINS CLOSE BY. I ALSO AVOID CLOUDS IN THIS AREA BECAUSE OF ICING DANGERS. HOWEVER, I CHOSE NOT TO CANCEL MY IFR CLRNC UNTIL AFTER I LANDED. THERE WAS TFC IN THE AREA AND I FELT THAT CTR COULD HELP ME AVOID TFC. NORMALLY, I WOULD HAVE CANCELED IN THE AIR UPON SEEING THE ARPT. I CONCLUDE THAT DOING SOMETHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY WAS THE CAUSE OF MY FORGETFULNESS.
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.