<< >> NASA ASRS Report 407050, July 1998

An small aircraft pilot is met at his alaskan destination airport by the FAA when he arrives from the yukon territory without a flight plan being filed. During his FSS briefing he was asked if he wanted FSS to open his flight plan. He said no as he thought it was already activated.

Attributes
ACN	407050
Time
Date	199807
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ort
State Reference	AK
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : preflight landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 30
ASRS Report	407050
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Sunday morning we filed a VFR flight plan at the FSS at yqk, ontario, canada. As we understood it, the flight plan covered 'the trip' to fairbanks. Because we stopped overnight at yqh, we called yqk FSS from the motel and checked WX and continued our flight the next day. The next morning, we called ort, ak, by phone and left a message on the answering machine for customs that we would arrive at XY20. We called FSS by radio and rechked WX. He asked if we needed him to open our flight plan. We responded 'no.' (we believed it was already activated automatically, as was done at saskatoon and dawson creek.) apparently, our flight plan was either never entered or opened because we were visited by FAA on arrival at fai. I still don't understand the canadian system, or what went wrong. I assume the FAA people will find out. I'm anxious to know.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA PLT IS MET AT HIS ALASKAN DEST ARPT BY THE FAA WHEN HE ARRIVES FROM THE YUKON TERRITORY WITHOUT A FLT PLAN BEING FILED. DURING HIS FSS BRIEFING HE WAS ASKED IF HE WANTED FSS TO OPEN HIS FLT PLAN. HE SAID NO AS HE THOUGHT IT WAS ALREADY ACTIVATED.

Narrative: SUNDAY MORNING WE FILED A VFR FLT PLAN AT THE FSS AT YQK, ONTARIO, CANADA. AS WE UNDERSTOOD IT, THE FLT PLAN COVERED 'THE TRIP' TO FAIRBANKS. BECAUSE WE STOPPED OVERNIGHT AT YQH, WE CALLED YQK FSS FROM THE MOTEL AND CHKED WX AND CONTINUED OUR FLT THE NEXT DAY. THE NEXT MORNING, WE CALLED ORT, AK, BY PHONE AND LEFT A MESSAGE ON THE ANSWERING MACHINE FOR CUSTOMS THAT WE WOULD ARRIVE AT XY20. WE CALLED FSS BY RADIO AND RECHKED WX. HE ASKED IF WE NEEDED HIM TO OPEN OUR FLT PLAN. WE RESPONDED 'NO.' (WE BELIEVED IT WAS ALREADY ACTIVATED AUTOMATICALLY, AS WAS DONE AT SASKATOON AND DAWSON CREEK.) APPARENTLY, OUR FLT PLAN WAS EITHER NEVER ENTERED OR OPENED BECAUSE WE WERE VISITED BY FAA ON ARR AT FAI. I STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND THE CANADIAN SYS, OR WHAT WENT WRONG. I ASSUME THE FAA PEOPLE WILL FIND OUT. I'M ANXIOUS TO KNOW.

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.