Aircraft penetrated adjacent controller's airspace without authorization.

Attributes
ACN	106521
Time
Date	198903
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : roa
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : roa
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller non radar : 30 controller radar : 30 controller supervisory : 4
ASRS Report	106521
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure Operational Deviation

Narrative:

Aircraft departed roa for lynchburg, va, climbing to 5000'. Primary radar target was observed when departed, but because there were 2 flight plans on that same flight, the ARTS target was never generated. There was other conflicting traffic in my airspace and the fact that there was no ARTS target caused me to overlook the aircraft until he had entered someone else's airspace. Some modification is needed in the ARTS equipment so it will be able to recognize all beacon codes, no matter what their status.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT PENETRATED ADJACENT CTLR'S AIRSPACE WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION.

Narrative: ACFT DEPARTED ROA FOR LYNCHBURG, VA, CLBING TO 5000'. PRIMARY RADAR TARGET WAS OBSERVED WHEN DEPARTED, BUT BECAUSE THERE WERE 2 FLT PLANS ON THAT SAME FLT, THE ARTS TARGET WAS NEVER GENERATED. THERE WAS OTHER CONFLICTING TFC IN MY AIRSPACE AND THE FACT THAT THERE WAS NO ARTS TARGET CAUSED ME TO OVERLOOK THE ACFT UNTIL HE HAD ENTERED SOMEONE ELSE'S AIRSPACE. SOME MODIFICATION IS NEEDED IN THE ARTS EQUIP SO IT WILL BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE ALL BEACON CODES, NO MATTER WHAT THEIR STATUS.

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.