Aircraft penetrated adjacent sector airspace without authorization.

Attributes
ACN	109591
Time
Date	198903
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ric
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 29000 msl bound upper : 29000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 10
ASRS Report	109591
Person 2
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
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	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error Intra Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

I, as a transferring controller, was told the next sector could not take a handoff on a certain aircraft. I was told 'spin him,' which I did. The aircraft penetrated the next sector by 1/2 mi and because the precise phraseology for a pointout was not adhered to, I was faulted solely on a technicality and have a black mark on my record which I feel I do not merit. It is cases like this that erode morale and in the long run, in my opinion, severely hurt the system. Disgruntled controllers are simply not predisposed to do as good a job as controllers whose morale is higher. The rules in the book do not represent the real world. In this particular instance, the well 'to do' was over words, not actions, but has had a disproportionate result.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT PENETRATED ADJACENT SECTOR AIRSPACE WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION.

Narrative: I, AS A TRANSFERRING CTLR, WAS TOLD THE NEXT SECTOR COULD NOT TAKE A HDOF ON A CERTAIN ACFT. I WAS TOLD 'SPIN HIM,' WHICH I DID. THE ACFT PENETRATED THE NEXT SECTOR BY 1/2 MI AND BECAUSE THE PRECISE PHRASEOLOGY FOR A POINTOUT WAS NOT ADHERED TO, I WAS FAULTED SOLELY ON A TECHNICALITY AND HAVE A BLACK MARK ON MY RECORD WHICH I FEEL I DO NOT MERIT. IT IS CASES LIKE THIS THAT ERODE MORALE AND IN THE LONG RUN, IN MY OPINION, SEVERELY HURT THE SYS. DISGRUNTLED CTLRS ARE SIMPLY NOT PREDISPOSED TO DO AS GOOD A JOB AS CTLRS WHOSE MORALE IS HIGHER. THE RULES IN THE BOOK DO NOT REPRESENT THE REAL WORLD. IN THIS PARTICULAR INSTANCE, THE WELL 'TO DO' WAS OVER WORDS, NOT ACTIONS, BUT HAS HAD A DISPROPORTIONATE RESULT.

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.