C182 pilot filed an IFR flight plan without having adequate IFR charts aboard the aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	480590
Time
Date	200007
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : csg.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl single value : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : csg.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute airway : ns.airway
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 575 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	480590
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was on an IFR plan bow direct tys. I had L20 chart and L18 chart, but did not have L14 chart. We had charts for original plan, but because of bad WX we had to file alternate plan. We could not buy L14 at our home FBO. We flew bow direct lal direct gnv direct gsf direct mai direct rrs. We planned to tgf then rmg, but needed L14 information. I asked laryns approach (spelling?) for alternate clearance rrs direct csg direct rmg which did not require L14. They approved the clearance. ZTL then commanded clearance to direct hefin intersection then rmg. This required L14 information to find hefin. I told ATC I did not have L14 information. I used atlanta sectional and flew to hefin then rmg without problem. I offered to change route to stay on IFR charts I had, but he did not require it. He did not seem to be upset, but I wanted to report the problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C182 PLT FILED AN IFR FLT PLAN WITHOUT HAVING ADEQUATE IFR CHARTS ABOARD THE ACFT.

Narrative: I WAS ON AN IFR PLAN BOW DIRECT TYS. I HAD L20 CHART AND L18 CHART, BUT DID NOT HAVE L14 CHART. WE HAD CHARTS FOR ORIGINAL PLAN, BUT BECAUSE OF BAD WX WE HAD TO FILE ALTERNATE PLAN. WE COULD NOT BUY L14 AT OUR HOME FBO. WE FLEW BOW DIRECT LAL DIRECT GNV DIRECT GSF DIRECT MAI DIRECT RRS. WE PLANNED TO TGF THEN RMG, BUT NEEDED L14 INFO. I ASKED LARYNS APCH (SPELLING?) FOR ALTERNATE CLRNC RRS DIRECT CSG DIRECT RMG WHICH DID NOT REQUIRE L14. THEY APPROVED THE CLRNC. ZTL THEN COMMANDED CLRNC TO DIRECT HEFIN INTXN THEN RMG. THIS REQUIRED L14 INFO TO FIND HEFIN. I TOLD ATC I DID NOT HAVE L14 INFO. I USED ATLANTA SECTIONAL AND FLEW TO HEFIN THEN RMG WITHOUT PROB. I OFFERED TO CHANGE RTE TO STAY ON IFR CHARTS I HAD, BUT HE DID NOT REQUIRE IT. HE DID NOT SEEM TO BE UPSET, BUT I WANTED TO RPT THE PROB.

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.