Mem controller voiced concern regarding repeated failure of FSS to file flight plans.

Attributes
ACN	744491
Time
Date	200706
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mem.airport
State Reference	TN
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ord.tower
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	British Aerospace 111 All Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : mem.tower
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Super King Air 200 HDC
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar controller : radar
Experience	controller non radar : 7 controller radar : 11.5
ASRS Report	744491
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA
Primary Problem	FAA

Narrative:

First event: a BA11 called me at clearance delivery/FD for clearance to bwi. I made a request for clearance through our fdio; nothing on file. I told ATC that there was no clearance stored under that call sign. The pilot advised me that he had just been on the phone with flight service to file the flight plan. The pilot advised he would call flight service again to file. I asked the pilot to monitor my frequency; and I would call him when I got the clearance. I had a clearance for aircraft to bwi in about 10 mins. Unfortunately; due to delays to the east coast; aircraft had an edct of 4 hours later. Second event: a BE20 called for clearance to tvr. Again; no clearance on file. The pilot advised that he would call flight service again to file flight plan; as clearance delivery/FD was unable due to volume and complexity. Both events took place in the afternoon during outbound pushes. This seems to be happening more often with flight service not filing flight plans. By the end of jul 07; the flight service stations in greenwood; ms; and jackson; tn; will have been vacated; so that pilots will not get briefings from locally based controllers.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MEM CTLR VOICED CONCERN REGARDING REPEATED FAILURE OF FSS TO FILE FLT PLANS.

Narrative: FIRST EVENT: A BA11 CALLED ME AT CD/FD FOR CLRNC TO BWI. I MADE A REQUEST FOR CLRNC THROUGH OUR FDIO; NOTHING ON FILE. I TOLD ATC THAT THERE WAS NO CLRNC STORED UNDER THAT CALL SIGN. THE PLT ADVISED ME THAT HE HAD JUST BEEN ON THE PHONE WITH FLT SVC TO FILE THE FLT PLAN. THE PLT ADVISED HE WOULD CALL FLT SVC AGAIN TO FILE. I ASKED THE PLT TO MONITOR MY FREQ; AND I WOULD CALL HIM WHEN I GOT THE CLRNC. I HAD A CLRNC FOR ACFT TO BWI IN ABOUT 10 MINS. UNFORTUNATELY; DUE TO DELAYS TO THE EAST COAST; ACFT HAD AN EDCT OF 4 HRS LATER. SECOND EVENT: A BE20 CALLED FOR CLRNC TO TVR. AGAIN; NO CLRNC ON FILE. THE PLT ADVISED THAT HE WOULD CALL FLT SVC AGAIN TO FILE FLT PLAN; AS CD/FD WAS UNABLE DUE TO VOLUME AND COMPLEXITY. BOTH EVENTS TOOK PLACE IN THE AFTERNOON DURING OUTBOUND PUSHES. THIS SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING MORE OFTEN WITH FLT SVC NOT FILING FLT PLANS. BY THE END OF JUL 07; THE FLT SVC STATIONS IN GREENWOOD; MS; AND JACKSON; TN; WILL HAVE BEEN VACATED; SO THAT PLTS WILL NOT GET BRIEFINGS FROM LOCALLY BASED CTLRS.

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.