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An small aircraft pilot, unable to contact ZLA controller to close his IFR flight plan, calls on the nearest pay phone 15 mins after hangaring his aircraft. 1 hour after landing he gets an angry supervisor calling him at home.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 405950 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199806 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : smx |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zla |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 800 flight time type : 15 |
| ASRS Report | 405950 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Navigational Facility |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
While getting vectors for the back course approach I was told to call on 121.9 (ground control) once on the ground. The tower had closed. I told center I was final approach fix, gear down, then was too low to communicate any further. Normal landing. Attempted contact with center on 121.9 and center frequency as instructed by center to no avail. Put my aircraft away and went to the nearest phone 15 mins away. I called FSS to close out my flight plan. Then I received a call at home 45 mins later and was chewed out by a ZLA supervisor. I told him what I have stated on this form. As near as I can tell I did everything I was instructed to do, and called to close out my flight plan as soon as possible afterwards.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN SMA PLT, UNABLE TO CONTACT ZLA CTLR TO CLOSE HIS IFR FLT PLAN, CALLS ON THE NEAREST PAY PHONE 15 MINS AFTER HANGARING HIS ACFT. 1 HR AFTER LNDG HE GETS AN ANGRY SUPVR CALLING HIM AT HOME.
Narrative: WHILE GETTING VECTORS FOR THE BACK COURSE APCH I WAS TOLD TO CALL ON 121.9 (GND CTL) ONCE ON THE GND. THE TWR HAD CLOSED. I TOLD CTR I WAS FINAL APCH FIX, GEAR DOWN, THEN WAS TOO LOW TO COMMUNICATE ANY FURTHER. NORMAL LNDG. ATTEMPTED CONTACT WITH CTR ON 121.9 AND CTR FREQ AS INSTRUCTED BY CTR TO NO AVAIL. PUT MY ACFT AWAY AND WENT TO THE NEAREST PHONE 15 MINS AWAY. I CALLED FSS TO CLOSE OUT MY FLT PLAN. THEN I RECEIVED A CALL AT HOME 45 MINS LATER AND WAS CHEWED OUT BY A ZLA SUPVR. I TOLD HIM WHAT I HAVE STATED ON THIS FORM. AS NEAR AS I CAN TELL I DID EVERYTHING I WAS INSTRUCTED TO DO, AND CALLED TO CLOSE OUT MY FLT PLAN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTERWARDS.
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.