<< >> NASA ASRS Report 142919, April 1990

ARTCC radar controller gave late frequency change to air carrier X. Air carrier X entered approach control airspace without communication.

Attributes
ACN	142919
Time
Date	199004
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : aco
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob tracon : cle
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Small Transport
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 275 flight time total : 4600 flight time type : 475
ASRS Report	142919
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation Inter Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

Air carrier X was level at 3000' per ZOB instructions. As we saw the shoreline of cleveland, I remarked to the captain that center should have handed us over by now. The captain called center for a radio check. The center controller apologized for not turning us over sooner, and gave us cle approach frequency. Cle ground controller asked us to call tower on the phone. The tower wanted to know why we were so late in contacting them. The explanation of center late handoff was accepted to my knowledge, no further action was taken.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ARTCC RADAR CTLR GAVE LATE FREQ CHANGE TO ACR X. ACR X ENTERED APCH CTL AIRSPACE WITHOUT COM.

Narrative: ACR X WAS LEVEL AT 3000' PER ZOB INSTRUCTIONS. AS WE SAW THE SHORELINE OF CLEVELAND, I REMARKED TO THE CAPT THAT CENTER SHOULD HAVE HANDED US OVER BY NOW. THE CAPT CALLED CENTER FOR A RADIO CHK. THE CENTER CTLR APOLOGIZED FOR NOT TURNING US OVER SOONER, AND GAVE US CLE APCH FREQ. CLE GND CTLR ASKED US TO CALL TWR ON THE PHONE. THE TWR WANTED TO KNOW WHY WE WERE SO LATE IN CONTACTING THEM. THE EXPLANATION OF CENTER LATE HDOF WAS ACCEPTED TO MY KNOWLEDGE, NO FURTHER ACTION WAS TAKEN.

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.