Aircraft entered adjacent facility airspace without a handoff.

Attributes
ACN	119297
Time
Date	198908
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : toy airport : spi
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : spi tower : sea
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
ASRS Report	119297
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : developmental
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation Inter Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

An IFR aircraft departed spi and entered stl approach control airspace west/O prior coordination. The problem was discovered by the pilot and controller simultaneously. The aircraft was then picked up by stl approach control. The spi controller was decertified on the control position. No evasive action was required. OJT training was being conducted, radar beacon targets were intermittent and maintenance was researching and working on the problem. Aircraft transponder was intermittent and no primary target continued throughout the flight; it also was intermittent. The aircraft proceeded RNAV to a point 8 northeast of the troy VORTAC prior to initiating any communication with ATC.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT ENTERED ADJACENT FAC AIRSPACE WITHOUT A HANDOFF.

Narrative: AN IFR ACFT DEPARTED SPI AND ENTERED STL APCH CTL AIRSPACE W/O PRIOR COORD. THE PROB WAS DISCOVERED BY THE PLT AND CTLR SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE ACFT WAS THEN PICKED UP BY STL APCH CTL. THE SPI CTLR WAS DECERTIFIED ON THE CTL POS. NO EVASIVE ACTION WAS REQUIRED. OJT TRNING WAS BEING CONDUCTED, RADAR BEACON TARGETS WERE INTERMITTENT AND MAINT WAS RESEARCHING AND WORKING ON THE PROB. ACFT XPONDER WAS INTERMITTENT AND NO PRIMARY TARGET CONTINUED THROUGHOUT THE FLT; IT ALSO WAS INTERMITTENT. THE ACFT PROCEEDED RNAV TO A POINT 8 NE OF THE TROY VORTAC PRIOR TO INITIATING ANY COM WITH ATC.

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.