ATC was approaching adjacent facility airspace without a handoff when controller intervened.

Attributes
ACN	125065
Time
Date	198910
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sgf
State Reference	MO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sgf
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zkc
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 5 controller non radar : 7 controller radar : 7 controller supervisory : 5 flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 800
ASRS Report	125065
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

I was working the approach control position at sgf when I observed small transport X over the reeds intersection at 5000'. The overflt strip I received from the fdio stated his cruising altitude as 6000'. The aircraft came to within 2 mi of the sgf approach control airspace west/O an attempt for a handoff from ZKC sector 74. To avoid a possible situation, I called ZKC and told the controller that small transport X was radar contact. The ZKC controller's response was, 'I don't know who you are talking about.' it was later revealed that ZME released the aircraft off hko apparently west/O coordination with ZDC for non radar handling through the zke airspace.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATC WAS APCHING ADJACENT FAC AIRSPACE WITHOUT A HANDOFF WHEN CTLR INTERVENED.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING THE APCH CTL POS AT SGF WHEN I OBSERVED SMT X OVER THE REEDS INTXN AT 5000'. THE OVERFLT STRIP I RECEIVED FROM THE FDIO STATED HIS CRUISING ALT AS 6000'. THE ACFT CAME TO WITHIN 2 MI OF THE SGF APCH CTL AIRSPACE W/O AN ATTEMPT FOR A HDOF FROM ZKC SECTOR 74. TO AVOID A POSSIBLE SITUATION, I CALLED ZKC AND TOLD THE CTLR THAT SMT X WAS RADAR CONTACT. THE ZKC CTLR'S RESPONSE WAS, 'I DON'T KNOW WHO YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT.' IT WAS LATER REVEALED THAT ZME RELEASED THE ACFT OFF HKO APPARENTLY W/O COORD WITH ZDC FOR NON RADAR HANDLING THROUGH THE ZKE 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.