Uncoord penetration of airspace. Operational deviation.

Attributes
ACN	133725
Time
Date	199001
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : fnt
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 500 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dtw tracon : fnt tower : fnt
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 1
ASRS Report	133725
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller non radar : 31 controller radar : 18
ASRS Report	133200
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure Intra Facility Coordination Failure Operational Deviation

Narrative:

At the time of the occurrence I was working ground control with a developmental. We had issued an IFR clearance and taxied corp X to the active runway. Several mins after corp X had departed, radar called us via the landline inquiring about aircraft X. Radar apparently did not receive a strip (became lodged in drop tube), the aircraft did not tag up, and the pilot did not contact departure control. The aircraft was approximately 20 mi south at 3000' when he made his initial call to departure. I understood this was to be handled as a system deviation, and later was told it was to be considered a pilot deviation. I was informed today that it was again being considered a system deviation. My knowledge of the situation is secondhand as my attention were directed on ground control. Supplemental information from acn 133200: as aircraft rotated, flight progress strip was transferred to radar departure control (TRACON) via drop-tube system. Aircraft was instructed to contact departure control when it was over departure end of runway. Pilot acknowledged.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNCOORD PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE. OPERATIONAL DEVIATION.

Narrative: AT THE TIME OF THE OCCURRENCE I WAS WORKING GND CTL WITH A DEVELOPMENTAL. WE HAD ISSUED AN IFR CLRNC AND TAXIED CORP X TO THE ACTIVE RWY. SEVERAL MINS AFTER CORP X HAD DEPARTED, RADAR CALLED US VIA THE LANDLINE INQUIRING ABOUT ACFT X. RADAR APPARENTLY DID NOT RECEIVE A STRIP (BECAME LODGED IN DROP TUBE), THE ACFT DID NOT TAG UP, AND THE PLT DID NOT CONTACT DEP CTL. THE ACFT WAS APPROX 20 MI S AT 3000' WHEN HE MADE HIS INITIAL CALL TO DEP. I UNDERSTOOD THIS WAS TO BE HANDLED AS A SYSTEM DEVIATION, AND LATER WAS TOLD IT WAS TO BE CONSIDERED A PLT DEVIATION. I WAS INFORMED TODAY THAT IT WAS AGAIN BEING CONSIDERED A SYSTEM DEVIATION. MY KNOWLEDGE OF THE SITUATION IS SECONDHAND AS MY ATTN WERE DIRECTED ON GND CTL. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FROM ACN 133200: AS ACFT ROTATED, FLT PROGRESS STRIP WAS TRANSFERRED TO RADAR DEP CTL (TRACON) VIA DROP-TUBE SYSTEM. ACFT WAS INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT DEP CTL WHEN IT WAS OVER DEP END OF RWY. PLT ACKNOWLEDGED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.