Mlt entered adjacent airspace without authorization.

Attributes
ACN	123164
Time
Date	198909
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : gso
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 22000 msl bound upper : 22000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Military Transport
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : handoff position
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 2
ASRS Report	123164
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : military
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	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

Traffic conditions were very heavy and complex with descending and climbing traffic. Mlt X was issued a climb to FL280 and handed off to ZTL and switched communications thinking pointout was accomplished. As soon as l-side noticed aircraft mlt X only out of FL220 and climbing, he immediately pointed out aircraft, however, aircraft had already penetrated the airspace.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLT ENTERED ADJACENT AIRSPACE WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION.

Narrative: TFC CONDITIONS WERE VERY HEAVY AND COMPLEX WITH DESCENDING AND CLIMBING TFC. MLT X WAS ISSUED A CLIMB TO FL280 AND HANDED OFF TO ZTL AND SWITCHED COMS THINKING POINTOUT WAS ACCOMPLISHED. AS SOON AS L-SIDE NOTICED ACFT MLT X ONLY OUT OF FL220 AND CLIMBING, HE IMMEDIATELY POINTED OUT ACFT, HOWEVER, ACFT HAD ALREADY PENETRATED THE AIRSPACE.

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.