Narrative:

The flight was from eglin AFB (vps), fl, to crestview (cew). At crestview, I picked up a passenger, but forgot to close my flight plan. Then I went to a near-by private field (bauer-skyranch) without a flight plan. I did not realize that I forgot to close my flight plan at cew until I got home at about XA30. When I noticed the calls on my answering machine. At that time, I responded to the calls from the military and the FAA. I normally fly IFR, so I am not used to closing flight plans. In the future, I plan to put the statement 'close flight plan' on my engine shutdown checklist.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMERCIAL PLT FORGOT TO CLOSE HIS VFR FLT PLAN AND WAS REMINDED BY FSS AND AIR SEARCH PERSONNEL ON HIS ANSWERING MACHINE WHEN HE ARRIVED HOME.

Narrative: THE FLT WAS FROM EGLIN AFB (VPS), FL, TO CRESTVIEW (CEW). AT CRESTVIEW, I PICKED UP A PAX, BUT FORGOT TO CLOSE MY FLT PLAN. THEN I WENT TO A NEAR-BY PVT FIELD (BAUER-SKYRANCH) WITHOUT A FLT PLAN. I DID NOT REALIZE THAT I FORGOT TO CLOSE MY FLT PLAN AT CEW UNTIL I GOT HOME AT ABOUT XA30. WHEN I NOTICED THE CALLS ON MY ANSWERING MACHINE. AT THAT TIME, I RESPONDED TO THE CALLS FROM THE MIL AND THE FAA. I NORMALLY FLY IFR, SO I AM NOT USED TO CLOSING FLT PLANS. IN THE FUTURE, I PLAN TO PUT THE STATEMENT 'CLOSE FLT PLAN' ON MY ENG SHUTDOWN CHKLIST.

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.