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A C172 pilot encountering strong winds stopped en route for fuel and when refiling VFR was told he failed to close out a flight plan with a past due ETA filed by the previous briefer.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 698073 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200605 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 8500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Weather Elements | Rain |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 13 flight time total : 114 flight time type : 88 |
| ASRS Report | 698073 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | other personnel |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather ATC Facility Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I had flown another pilot to pick up an airplane. On the return trip; I filed VFR but neglected to list an actual time of arrival. I found I had a strong headwind and stopped short of my destination to re-fuel and get a WX update. When I called the FSS; I was informed that it was past my arrival time; which had apparently been filled in by the briefer; and the search and rescue teams were looking for me. I had flight following until I landed but hadn't canceled the flight plan since I was not yet home. Lesson learned: always give your own time of arrival and update it if delayed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C172 PLT ENCOUNTERING STRONG WINDS STOPPED ENRTE FOR FUEL AND WHEN REFILING VFR WAS TOLD HE FAILED TO CLOSE OUT A FLT PLAN WITH A PAST DUE ETA FILED BY THE PREVIOUS BRIEFER.
Narrative: I HAD FLOWN ANOTHER PLT TO PICK UP AN AIRPLANE. ON THE RETURN TRIP; I FILED VFR BUT NEGLECTED TO LIST AN ACTUAL TIME OF ARR. I FOUND I HAD A STRONG HEADWIND AND STOPPED SHORT OF MY DEST TO RE-FUEL AND GET A WX UPDATE. WHEN I CALLED THE FSS; I WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS PAST MY ARR TIME; WHICH HAD APPARENTLY BEEN FILLED IN BY THE BRIEFER; AND THE SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAMS WERE LOOKING FOR ME. I HAD FLT FOLLOWING UNTIL I LANDED BUT HADN'T CANCELED THE FLT PLAN SINCE I WAS NOT YET HOME. LESSON LEARNED: ALWAYS GIVE YOUR OWN TIME OF ARR AND UPDATE IT IF DELAYED.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.