Aircraft penetrated adjacent facility airspace without coordination.

Attributes
ACN	124296
Time
Date	198910
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : gso
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 22000 msl bound upper : 22000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
ASRS Report	124296
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : handoff position
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other 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	Intra Facility Coordination Failure Inter Facility Coordination Failure Operational Deviation

Narrative:

I was the radar controller, the aircraft was coming up on the atlanta center boundary and the handoff controller told me to switch the aircraft to atlanta frequency (the data block did not indicate that the aircraft was handed off by the computer). I thought the handoff controller gave atlanta center a manual handoff. I later found out he didn't. It was very busy (about 18 aircraft). I found out that the flight plan did not go on line to atlanta center and the computer gave the manual controller a message stating this, but the manual controller did nothing to rectify the situation, therefore atlanta center had no information on the flight. The handoff controller was busy on the handoff line, which led me to believe he was doing the manual coordination. When he told me to turn the aircraft over to atlanta center, I was convinced he had taken care of the coordination, but he didn't and he didn't realize it until the aircraft was in atlanta center's airspace.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT PENETRATED ADJACENT FAC AIRSPACE WITHOUT COORD.

Narrative: I WAS THE RADAR CTLR, THE ACFT WAS COMING UP ON THE ATLANTA CENTER BOUNDARY AND THE HANDOFF CTLR TOLD ME TO SWITCH THE ACFT TO ATLANTA FREQ (THE DATA BLOCK DID NOT INDICATE THAT THE ACFT WAS HANDED OFF BY THE COMPUTER). I THOUGHT THE HANDOFF CTLR GAVE ATLANTA CENTER A MANUAL HANDOFF. I LATER FOUND OUT HE DIDN'T. IT WAS VERY BUSY (ABOUT 18 ACFT). I FOUND OUT THAT THE FLT PLAN DID NOT GO ON LINE TO ATLANTA CENTER AND THE COMPUTER GAVE THE MANUAL CTLR A MESSAGE STATING THIS, BUT THE MANUAL CTLR DID NOTHING TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION, THEREFORE ATLANTA CENTER HAD NO INFO ON THE FLT. THE HANDOFF CTLR WAS BUSY ON THE HANDOFF LINE, WHICH LED ME TO BELIEVE HE WAS DOING THE MANUAL COORD. WHEN HE TOLD ME TO TURN THE ACFT OVER TO ATLANTA CENTER, I WAS CONVINCED HE HAD TAKEN CARE OF THE COORD, BUT HE DIDN'T AND HE DIDN'T REALIZE IT UNTIL THE ACFT WAS IN ATLANTA CENTER'S 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.