Two aircraft allowed to enter adjacent airspace without radar handoffs.

Attributes
ACN	105056
Time
Date	198902
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : fam
State Reference	MO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 27000 msl bound upper : 27000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc tower : den
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
ASRS Report	105056
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

Air carrier a and air carrier B both southbound climbing off stl. Both assigned 190 degree headings at request of mem ARTCC. First aircraft change to mem approximately 20 north of sector boundary. I did not realize a handoff had not occurred. Attention diverted by person coming up and talking to me. Air carrier B reported out of FL270 for FL280. I looked and saw he was right on the sector boundary. Started handoff and called mem sector. He said no problem. Then I realized the first aircraft had not been handed off. Made second handoff. No other aircraft were involved. A factor was that neither aircraft automatically handed off.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TWO ACFT ALLOWED TO ENTER ADJACENT AIRSPACE WITHOUT RADAR HANDOFFS.

Narrative: ACR A AND ACR B BOTH SBND CLBING OFF STL. BOTH ASSIGNED 190 DEG HDGS AT REQUEST OF MEM ARTCC. FIRST ACFT CHANGE TO MEM APPROX 20 N OF SECTOR BOUNDARY. I DID NOT REALIZE A HDOF HAD NOT OCCURRED. ATTN DIVERTED BY PERSON COMING UP AND TALKING TO ME. ACR B RPTED OUT OF FL270 FOR FL280. I LOOKED AND SAW HE WAS RIGHT ON THE SECTOR BOUNDARY. STARTED HDOF AND CALLED MEM SECTOR. HE SAID NO PROB. THEN I REALIZED THE FIRST ACFT HAD NOT BEEN HANDED OFF. MADE SECOND HDOF. NO OTHER ACFT WERE INVOLVED. A FACTOR WAS THAT NEITHER ACFT AUTOMATICALLY HANDED OFF.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.