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Eri TRACON controller reported of a situation where he thought he had time to do a few tasks; but ended having to point out an aircraft at the last minute.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1348062 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201604 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ERI.TRACON |
| State Reference | PA |
| Environment | |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Approach |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 1 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Airspace Violation All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
I was working west radar and had taken a hand-off from cleveland approach for aircraft X. Around the same time I had taken a hand off on another aircraft inbound to erie that was a student pilot. I was distracted by working the student pilot; trying to figure out if he was a full stop or a stop and go; so I could pass this information on to the tower. After the student pilot departed he asked to go to one of our satellite airports and then back to [an airport] which is in cle approaches airspace. I then issued a new code for the student pilot and looked at aircraft X route of flight. Believing I had enough time to amend the student pilot's route of flight so that is would handoff to cle approach. I then walked over to the arrival data position and entered in an amendment to the student pilot's flight plan. When I walked back over to the scope I noticed aircraft X route of flight was getting closer and closer to dresdens (ZOB) airspace without a point out. I immediately called dresden sector and pointed out aircraft X. I was simply distracted by the student pilot needing help.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ERI TRACON Controller reported of a situation where he thought he had time to do a few tasks; but ended having to point out an aircraft at the last minute.
Narrative: I was working West radar and had taken a hand-off from Cleveland Approach for Aircraft X. Around the same time I had taken a hand off on another aircraft inbound to Erie that was a student pilot. I was distracted by working the student pilot; trying to figure out if he was a full stop or a stop and go; so I could pass this information on to the tower. After the student pilot departed he asked to go to one of our satellite airports and then back to [an airport] which is in CLE approaches airspace. I then issued a new code for the student pilot and looked at Aircraft X route of flight. Believing I had enough time to amend the student pilot's route of flight so that is would handoff to CLE approach. I then walked over to the Arrival Data position and entered in an amendment to the student pilot's flight plan. When I walked back over to the scope I noticed Aircraft X route of flight was getting closer and closer to Dresdens (ZOB) airspace without a point out. I immediately called Dresden sector and pointed out Aircraft X. I was simply distracted by the student pilot needing help.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.