A BE36 pilot is informed after landing in the us from canada that he has not followed proper procedu...

Attributes
ACN	900719
Time
Date	201007
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	CYYF.Airport
State Reference	BC
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Bonanza 36
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Flight Engineer Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 17000 Flight Crew Type 500
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

I departed cyyf and penticton radio activated my ICAO flight plan. I followed my filed route and crossed the us/canadian border at the specified fix in my flight plan. I attempted to contact FSS without success. I monitored 121.5 and continued to destination with my transponder set to 1200. I had completed and received clearance to depart via eapis and called and updated my ETA to our destination two hours prior to departing cyyf. Upon arrival we taxied to customs and were cleared. Customs advised us to contact the air marine operations center and we discussed the need to receive a discrete transponder code prior to crossing the border. The sheer volume of NOTAM's and the difficulty in sifting through the nearly indecipherable language contributed to my failure to comply with transponder code requirements for border crossing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BE36 pilot is informed after landing in the US from Canada that he has not followed proper procedure for the crossing. The sheer volume of NOTAM's and the nearly indecipherable language are cited as contributing factors.

Narrative: I departed CYYF and Penticton radio activated my ICAO flight plan. I followed my filed route and crossed the US/Canadian border at the specified fix in my flight plan. I attempted to contact FSS without success. I monitored 121.5 and continued to destination with my transponder set to 1200. I had completed and received clearance to depart via eAPIS and called and updated my ETA to our destination two hours prior to departing CYYF. Upon arrival we taxied to Customs and were cleared. Customs advised us to contact the Air Marine Operations Center and we discussed the need to receive a discrete transponder code prior to crossing the border. The sheer volume of NOTAM'S and the difficulty in sifting through the nearly indecipherable language contributed to my failure to comply with transponder code requirements for border crossing.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

A BE36 pilot is informed after landing in the us from canada that he has not followed proper procedure for the crossing. The sheer volume of NOTAM's and the nearly indecipherable language are cited as contributing factors.