A corporate pilot reports multiple instances of poor quality service from FSS.

Attributes
ACN	745982
Time
Date	200707
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : apa.airport
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 2300 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	745982
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	other personnel
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA
Primary Problem	FAA

Narrative:

VFR flight from aty to apa; filed with huron FSS 07/fri/07 at XA00. Standard briefing from huron 07/sat/07 at XM30 CDT and confirmed filed flight plan with 4 hour 20 min en route. Opened flight plan via radio (127.5) with huron at XN00 CDT noting liftoff at XM50 CDT. Flight following with msp and den ctrs at 8500 ft MSL. Touchdown at apa at XR50 mdt for en route time of 4.0 hours (4.2 total hobbs) due to better than forecast winds. Contacted den FSS to close out and advised that we were 'seriously overdue' and that 'search and rescue has been initiated.' this is 3RD problem in 2 weeks with FSS mis-filing and /or dropping a properly filed flight plan.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CORPORATE PLT RPTS MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF POOR QUALITY SVC FROM FSS.

Narrative: VFR FLIGHT FROM ATY TO APA; FILED WITH HURON FSS 07/FRI/07 AT XA00. STANDARD BRIEFING FROM HURON 07/SAT/07 AT XM30 CDT AND CONFIRMED FILED FLT PLAN WITH 4 HR 20 MIN ENRTE. OPENED FLT PLAN VIA RADIO (127.5) WITH HURON AT XN00 CDT NOTING LIFTOFF AT XM50 CDT. FLT FOLLOWING WITH MSP AND DEN CTRS AT 8500 FT MSL. TOUCHDOWN AT APA AT XR50 MDT FOR ENRTE TIME OF 4.0 HRS (4.2 TOTAL HOBBS) DUE TO BETTER THAN FORECAST WINDS. CONTACTED DEN FSS TO CLOSE OUT AND ADVISED THAT WE WERE 'SERIOUSLY OVERDUE' AND THAT 'SEARCH AND RESCUE HAS BEEN INITIATED.' THIS IS 3RD PROBLEM IN 2 WEEKS WITH FSS MIS-FILING AND /OR DROPPING A PROPERLY FILED FLT PLAN.

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.