Aircraft penetrated adjacent sector airspace without a handoff.

Attributes
ACN	120045
Time
Date	198908
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lin
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 23000 msl bound upper : 23000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zoa
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
ASRS Report	120045
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation Intra Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

Small transport X was issued a clearance to bur at FL230. Small transport X entered sector 18's airspace at FL230 without a handoff and flew approximately 40-50 mi before the controller at sector 18 saw the limited data block. He then backtracked to sector 44 and identification was reestablished. The controller at 44 never received a flight progress strip on small transport X and the automatic handoff was inhibited on the aircraft to keep it from flashing at another sector it was pointed out to.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT PENETRATED ADJACENT SECTOR AIRSPACE WITHOUT A HANDOFF.

Narrative: SMT X WAS ISSUED A CLRNC TO BUR AT FL230. SMT X ENTERED SECTOR 18'S AIRSPACE AT FL230 WITHOUT A HANDOFF AND FLEW APPROX 40-50 MI BEFORE THE CTLR AT SECTOR 18 SAW THE LIMITED DATA BLOCK. HE THEN BACKTRACKED TO SECTOR 44 AND IDENTIFICATION WAS REESTABLISHED. THE CTLR AT 44 NEVER RECEIVED A FLT PROGRESS STRIP ON SMT X AND THE AUTO HANDOFF WAS INHIBITED ON THE ACFT TO KEEP IT FROM FLASHING AT ANOTHER SECTOR IT WAS POINTED OUT TO.

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.