Aircraft entered adjacent airspace without prior coordination.

Attributes
ACN	130253
Time
Date	198912
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : gck
State Reference	KS
Altitude	msl bound lower : 21000 msl bound upper : 21000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Military Transport
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
ASRS Report	130253
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	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure Operational Deviation

Narrative:

Bmb X was on a direct route to rca from a point about 50 mi west of gck. As the aircraft approached ZDV's airspace, I entered a handoff message into the computer and observed what initially appeared to be a normal handoff indicator. My attention was momentarily diverted to another part of the sector and by frequency problems, which limited my ability to communicate with other IFR aircraft. When the aircraft was 7-10 mi from ZDV's boundary, it was brought to my attention that the handoff on bmb X had failed and that manual coordination was required. Due to the normal communication lines to ZDV being OTS, we were forced to attempt to contact ZDV via the phone. Immediately upon realizing that the handoff was failing and that we couldn't coordinate manually with ZDV in a timely manner,I issued a 90 degree right turn to bmb X in an attempt to keep him from entering ZDV's area. Due to the speed of the aircraft this diversion effort was unsuccessful. This situation occurred due to our inability to communicate with ZDV in a timely manner.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT ENTERED ADJACENT AIRSPACE WITHOUT PRIOR COORD.

Narrative: BMB X WAS ON A DIRECT ROUTE TO RCA FROM A POINT ABOUT 50 MI W OF GCK. AS THE ACFT APCHED ZDV'S AIRSPACE, I ENTERED A HDOF MESSAGE INTO THE COMPUTER AND OBSERVED WHAT INITIALLY APPEARED TO BE A NORMAL HDOF INDICATOR. MY ATTN WAS MOMENTARILY DIVERTED TO ANOTHER PART OF THE SECTOR AND BY FREQ PROBS, WHICH LIMITED MY ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE WITH OTHER IFR ACFT. WHEN THE ACFT WAS 7-10 MI FROM ZDV'S BOUNDARY, IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTN THAT THE HDOF ON BMB X HAD FAILED AND THAT MANUAL COORD WAS REQUIRED. DUE TO THE NORMAL COM LINES TO ZDV BEING OTS, WE WERE FORCED TO ATTEMPT TO CONTACT ZDV VIA THE PHONE. IMMEDIATELY UPON REALIZING THAT THE HDOF WAS FAILING AND THAT WE COULDN'T COORDINATE MANUALLY WITH ZDV IN A TIMELY MANNER,I ISSUED A 90 DEG RIGHT TURN TO BMB X IN AN ATTEMPT TO KEEP HIM FROM ENTERING ZDV'S AREA. DUE TO THE SPD OF THE ACFT THIS DIVERSION EFFORT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THIS SITUATION OCCURRED DUE TO OUR INABILITY TO COMMUNICATE WITH ZDV IN A TIMELY MANNER.

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.