Aircraft entered adjacent airspace without a handoff.

Attributes
ACN	131691
Time
Date	198912
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : gso
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 11000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Military Transport
Flight Phase	descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 25
ASRS Report	131691
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 : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure Operational Deviation

Narrative:

Relieved newly checked out controller. One of the aircraft he was working was mlt X, who he had descending to 11,000' (our bottom altitude) and said he was about to hand aircraft off to gso approach for lower altitude for aircraft to enter vr 093. I said I'd take care of it. The data block blinked to handoff to ZTL but I took it back. I manually handed aircraft off to gso approach and switched aircraft to them. Atlanta called me a little later and asked what mlt X was doing in their airspace at 11,000'. I looked and gso approach had never descended the aircraft. I was busy and when I handed the aircraft to gso approach I had assumed they would descend him long before he got near atlanta's airspace. They had not.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT ENTERED ADJACENT AIRSPACE WITHOUT A HANDOFF.

Narrative: RELIEVED NEWLY CHECKED OUT CTLR. ONE OF THE ACFT HE WAS WORKING WAS MLT X, WHO HE HAD DESCENDING TO 11,000' (OUR BOTTOM ALT) AND SAID HE WAS ABOUT TO HAND ACFT OFF TO GSO APCH FOR LOWER ALT FOR ACFT TO ENTER VR 093. I SAID I'D TAKE CARE OF IT. THE DATA BLOCK BLINKED TO HANDOFF TO ZTL BUT I TOOK IT BACK. I MANUALLY HANDED ACFT OFF TO GSO APCH AND SWITCHED ACFT TO THEM. ATLANTA CALLED ME A LITTLE LATER AND ASKED WHAT MLT X WAS DOING IN THEIR AIRSPACE AT 11,000'. I LOOKED AND GSO APCH HAD NEVER DESCENDED THE ACFT. I WAS BUSY AND WHEN I HANDED THE ACFT TO GSO APCH I HAD ASSUMED THEY WOULD DSND HIM LONG BEFORE HE GOT NEAR ATLANTA'S AIRSPACE. THEY HAD NOT.

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.