AC69 pilot forgot to close his IFR flight plan after landing at a non tower airport.

Attributes
ACN	413370
Time
Date	199809
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ael
State Reference	MN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zmp
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Turbo (Jet) Prop
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other
Route In Use	approach : visual arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 1350 flight time type : 375
ASRS Report	413370
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 : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Forgot to close IFR flight plan. Was distraction by glider traffic in air and on active runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AC69 PLT FORGOT TO CLOSE HIS IFR FLT PLAN AFTER LNDG AT A NON TWR ARPT.

Narrative: FORGOT TO CLOSE IFR FLT PLAN. WAS DISTR BY GLIDER TFC IN AIR AND ON ACTIVE RWY.

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.