Reporter gave late handoff to adjacent facility.

Attributes
ACN	110057
Time
Date	198904
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : tol
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : tol tower : clt
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller supervisory : 19
ASRS Report	110057
Person 2
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure Operational Deviation

Narrative:

I was working radar approach control position for approximately 10 mins with light/routine traffic. An aircraft was en route at 4000' about 1-3 mi south of an adjacent facility's boundary. Normal handoff is about 5 mi from the boundary. An air carrier inbound for landing was too high and it was apparent the aircraft could not descend in time for the ILS approach. I gave the aircraft a turn off the localizer for descent when the center controller called. He complained that I could not turn the air carrier at center's altitude. I became involved in explaining that the letter of agreement allowed it, and as I hung up I realized my en route traffic was 3 mi from the adjacent boundary. I called the facility but selected the wrong facility. Realizing my mistake, I called the correct facility and made the handoff at the common boundary. Contributing factors: my inexperience dealing with the new facility procedure (started (4/X/89); recent radar time was mostly training others; overly concerned with training in progress; and not mentally prepared to divorce myself of the overall responsibility for the evening shift. Corrective action: recommend a higher level of proficiency on my part--actual controling the traffic as opposed to monitoring a developmental and divorcing my thoughts from management problems while controling traffic.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: REPORTER GAVE LATE HANDOFF TO ADJACENT FAC.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING RADAR APCH CTL POS FOR APPROX 10 MINS WITH LIGHT/ROUTINE TFC. AN ACFT WAS ENRTE AT 4000' ABOUT 1-3 MI S OF AN ADJACENT FAC'S BOUNDARY. NORMAL HDOF IS ABOUT 5 MI FROM THE BOUNDARY. AN ACR INBND FOR LNDG WAS TOO HIGH AND IT WAS APPARENT THE ACFT COULD NOT DSND IN TIME FOR THE ILS APCH. I GAVE THE ACFT A TURN OFF THE LOC FOR DSCNT WHEN THE CENTER CTLR CALLED. HE COMPLAINED THAT I COULD NOT TURN THE ACR AT CENTER'S ALT. I BECAME INVOLVED IN EXPLAINING THAT THE LETTER OF AGREEMENT ALLOWED IT, AND AS I HUNG UP I REALIZED MY ENRTE TFC WAS 3 MI FROM THE ADJACENT BOUNDARY. I CALLED THE FAC BUT SELECTED THE WRONG FAC. REALIZING MY MISTAKE, I CALLED THE CORRECT FAC AND MADE THE HDOF AT THE COMMON BOUNDARY. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: MY INEXPERIENCE DEALING WITH THE NEW FAC PROC (STARTED (4/X/89); RECENT RADAR TIME WAS MOSTLY TRNING OTHERS; OVERLY CONCERNED WITH TRNING IN PROGRESS; AND NOT MENTALLY PREPARED TO DIVORCE MYSELF OF THE OVERALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE EVENING SHIFT. CORRECTIVE ACTION: RECOMMEND A HIGHER LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY ON MY PART--ACTUAL CTLING THE TFC AS OPPOSED TO MONITORING A DEVELOPMENTAL AND DIVORCING MY THOUGHTS FROM MGMNT PROBS WHILE CTLING TFC.

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.