An small aircraft pilot fails to have his arrival plate to refer to during arrival in ZHU, tx, airsp...

Attributes
ACN	383810
Time
Date	199710
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : tnv
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zhu
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 2100 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	383810
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On IFR flight plan to sgr from asl, ZHU assigned an arrival over the tnv VOR. I was unable to locate the assigned arrival although I was carrying the appropriate approach plates. I had to request that they verbally give me the arrival they were assigning. No problem occurred other than not having found the arrival that was assigned. I think that what caused the problem was an inability to locate the proper arrival which I wasn't able to find throughout the approach plates. Other pilots having access to those approach plates I'm sure was the reason why that particular arrival was not to be found. A complete set of approach plates should be kept in the aircraft at all times, not to be removed in part or in whole by any individual. I fully believe that telling ATC that I didn't have a written depiction of the arrival and asking for it verbally was the proper action to take.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA PLT FAILS TO HAVE HIS ARR PLATE TO REFER TO DURING ARR IN ZHU, TX, AIRSPACE.

Narrative: ON IFR FLT PLAN TO SGR FROM ASL, ZHU ASSIGNED AN ARR OVER THE TNV VOR. I WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE ASSIGNED ARR ALTHOUGH I WAS CARRYING THE APPROPRIATE APCH PLATES. I HAD TO REQUEST THAT THEY VERBALLY GIVE ME THE ARR THEY WERE ASSIGNING. NO PROB OCCURRED OTHER THAN NOT HAVING FOUND THE ARR THAT WAS ASSIGNED. I THINK THAT WHAT CAUSED THE PROB WAS AN INABILITY TO LOCATE THE PROPER ARR WHICH I WASN'T ABLE TO FIND THROUGHOUT THE APCH PLATES. OTHER PLTS HAVING ACCESS TO THOSE APCH PLATES I'M SURE WAS THE REASON WHY THAT PARTICULAR ARR WAS NOT TO BE FOUND. A COMPLETE SET OF APCH PLATES SHOULD BE KEPT IN THE ACFT AT ALL TIMES, NOT TO BE REMOVED IN PART OR IN WHOLE BY ANY INDIVIDUAL. I FULLY BELIEVE THAT TELLING ATC THAT I DIDN'T HAVE A WRITTEN DEPICTION OF THE ARR AND ASKING FOR IT VERBALLY WAS THE PROPER ACTION TO TAKE.

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.

An small aircraft pilot fails to have his arrival plate to refer to during arrival in ZHU, tx, airspace.