RPTR ERROR ADMITTED IN NOT FILING A DVFR FLT PLAN WITH CTR.

1995-02 · NASA ASRS report 296479

Date: 1995-02 · Aircraft: Commercial Fixed Wing

Anomalies: deviation-discrepancy-procedural-far|other-airspace-violation-entry-or-exit

Synopsis

RPTR ERROR ADMITTED IN NOT FILING A DVFR FLT PLAN WITH CTR.

Narrative

NICE DAY -- DEPARTED DUTCH HARBOR NBOUND FOR ANCHORAGE ORIGINAL INTENTION TO PICK-UP IFR ENRTE FROM CTR. TALKED TO COMPANY ACFT APPROX 150 NM AHEAD AND HE WAS MAINTAINING VFR AT 15500 FT DOING ACCEPTABLE GND SPDS. LEVELED OFF AT 15500 FT CHKED GND SPD AND FUEL AND DECIDED TO REMAIN VFR -- SQUAWKING 1200 ALT ON. JUST SIMPLY FORGOT THAT I NEEDED TO FILE A DVFR ON THIS RTE (USUALLY FLOWN ON IFR CLRNC) APPROX ABEAM; CDB; ANOTHER COMPANY FLT NOTIFIED ME ATC WAS TRYING TO DETERMINE IDENTITY OF 1200 SQUAWK IN CDB AREA -- CALLED CDB FSS GAVE THEM CURRENT POS AND REALIZED THAT I SCREWED UP -- FILED A VFR/DVFR AT THIS TIME; AND ASKED CDB TO APOLOGIZE TO ZAN AND ELMENDORF AFB REGION CTLR CTR. CDB ASSIGNED SQUAWK AND I PROCEEDED TO ANC VFR WITH NO FURTHER PROBS. ON ARR AT COMPANY OPS IN ANC ( CALLED ELMERDORF AND TALKED TO 'SENIOR DIRECTOR') RECEIVED MESSAGE TO CALL AND ALSO CHIEF PLT -- EXPLAINED TO BOTH SIT. SIMPLY AN OVERSIGHT PROB -- VERY FAMILIAR WITH DVFR PROCS AS PLT AND ALSO RETIRED AIRFORCE RADAR OPS SPECIALIST.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.

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