Small aircraft penetrated adjacent facility airspace without coordination.

Attributes
ACN	127321
Time
Date	198909
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gpt
State Reference	MS
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1900 msl bound upper : 2200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : gpt
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 3 controller radar : 1
ASRS Report	127321
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument
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	Inter Facility Coordination Failure Operational Deviation

Narrative:

I was working the east radar sector at gpt with the FD10 out of service and also the ARTS ii interface out of service with no flight data. Small aircraft X departed gpt southeast climbing to 17,000' IFR requested altitude 6000'. At the time the aircraft departed, I was on the landline with ZHU receiving and giving a radar handoff. The aircraft called several times, but I was on the landline with ZHU so could not tell who was calling. The departure strip had been dropped from the tower to the TRACON, but an unqualified person helping make ARTS entries, picked up the departure strip and set it in my inactive bay. I then asked the aircraft to 'say again' not knowing who he was. He then said his call sign, said he was south of gpt northbound and wanted to return over land. The aircraft had not tagged up by this time, and he was 3 mi southeast of gpt. I then gave him a VFR code thinking he was farther south of gpt. The aircraft then told me he had just departed and wanted a turn northbound because he was single engine over water. I then radar identified the aircraft, turned him 360 degree heading climbing to 6000'. This time he was 6 mi southeast of gpt climbing out of 1900'. I observed the aircraft leaving 2200' prior to bix air traffic area which is from surface 2200'. I did not have the gpt/bix air traffic area 20 mi video map on, because it was not required of the radar or local controller. Local procedures have now been changed and require the east radar controller and local controller to display the gpt/bix air traffic area map.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PENETRATED ADJACENT FAC AIRSPACE WITHOUT COORD.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING THE E RADAR SECTOR AT GPT WITH THE FD10 OUT OF SERVICE AND ALSO THE ARTS II INTERFACE OUT OF SERVICE WITH NO FLT DATA. SMA X DEPARTED GPT SE CLIMBING TO 17,000' IFR REQUESTED ALT 6000'. AT THE TIME THE ACFT DEPARTED, I WAS ON THE LANDLINE WITH ZHU RECEIVING AND GIVING A RADAR HANDOFF. THE ACFT CALLED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT I WAS ON THE LANDLINE WITH ZHU SO COULD NOT TELL WHO WAS CALLING. THE DEP STRIP HAD BEEN DROPPED FROM THE TWR TO THE TRACON, BUT AN UNQUALIFIED PERSON HELPING MAKE ARTS ENTRIES, PICKED UP THE DEP STRIP AND SET IT IN MY INACTIVE BAY. I THEN ASKED THE ACFT TO 'SAY AGAIN' NOT KNOWING WHO HE WAS. HE THEN SAID HIS CALL SIGN, SAID HE WAS S OF GPT NBOUND AND WANTED TO RETURN OVER LAND. THE ACFT HAD NOT TAGGED UP BY THIS TIME, AND HE WAS 3 MI SE OF GPT. I THEN GAVE HIM A VFR CODE THINKING HE WAS FARTHER S OF GPT. THE ACFT THEN TOLD ME HE HAD JUST DEPARTED AND WANTED A TURN NBOUND BECAUSE HE WAS SINGLE ENGINE OVER WATER. I THEN RADAR IDENTIFIED THE ACFT, TURNED HIM 360 DEG HDG CLIMBING TO 6000'. THIS TIME HE WAS 6 MI SE OF GPT CLIMBING OUT OF 1900'. I OBSERVED THE ACFT LEAVING 2200' PRIOR TO BIX ATA WHICH IS FROM SURFACE 2200'. I DID NOT HAVE THE GPT/BIX ATA 20 MI VIDEO MAP ON, BECAUSE IT WAS NOT REQUIRED OF THE RADAR OR LCL CTLR. LCL PROCS HAVE NOW BEEN CHANGED AND REQUIRE THE E RADAR CTLR AND LCL CTLR TO DISPLAY THE GPT/BIX ATA MAP.

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.