Aircraft entered the airspace of another facility without proper coordination.

Attributes
ACN	145741
Time
Date	199005
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : psc
State Reference	WA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 500 msl bound upper : 3200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : psc tower : psc
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	other
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
ASRS Report	145741
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : developmental
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

I was training a developmental controller on the approach controller position at the tri-cities approach control. An small aircraft contacted walla walla tower and advised them that he would like several practice approachs in VFR conditions, the first of which being the VOR runway 2. Walla walla tower coordinated this with us and we issued them a discrete beacon code. The small aircraft departed walla walla airport and came up on our frequency and he was established outbnd on the approach. He was advised to maintain VFR and report 3200' (the altitude for the procedure turn). The deviation didn't clear the small aircraft for the approach until he was clear of all IFR traffic. When the small aircraft was established on inbound course the small aircraft was cleared for the VOR runway 2 approach. The deviation then called walla walla tower and passed the inbound. The distance from the airport was coordinated as 6 NM. The tower controller didn't understand the distance and asked if it was 4 mi. He was told no,about 5 mi. The deviation then forgot to xfer communications and I missed it. Walla walla tower called and asked if we had xferred communications on the small aircraft and they were told 'no.' they were then asked if they wanted to talk to him or if they had any special instructions. They replied, 'you keep him and clear him for a low approach.' we apologized for not shipping him and they said, 'no problem.' the small aircraft then executed a missed approach in VFR conditions and executed 3 other practice approachs at walla walla.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT ENTERED THE AIRSPACE OF ANOTHER FAC WITHOUT PROPER COORD.

Narrative: I WAS TRNING A DEVELOPMENTAL CTLR ON THE APCH CTLR POS AT THE TRI-CITIES APCH CTL. AN SMA CONTACTED WALLA WALLA TWR AND ADVISED THEM THAT HE WOULD LIKE SEVERAL PRACTICE APCHS IN VFR CONDITIONS, THE FIRST OF WHICH BEING THE VOR RWY 2. WALLA WALLA TWR COORDINATED THIS WITH US AND WE ISSUED THEM A DISCRETE BEACON CODE. THE SMA DEPARTED WALLA WALLA ARPT AND CAME UP ON OUR FREQ AND HE WAS ESTABLISHED OUTBND ON THE APCH. HE WAS ADVISED TO MAINTAIN VFR AND RPT 3200' (THE ALT FOR THE PROC TURN). THE DEV DIDN'T CLR THE SMA FOR THE APCH UNTIL HE WAS CLR OF ALL IFR TFC. WHEN THE SMA WAS ESTABLISHED ON INBND COURSE THE SMA WAS CLRED FOR THE VOR RWY 2 APCH. THE DEV THEN CALLED WALLA WALLA TWR AND PASSED THE INBND. THE DISTANCE FROM THE ARPT WAS COORDINATED AS 6 NM. THE TWR CTLR DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THE DISTANCE AND ASKED IF IT WAS 4 MI. HE WAS TOLD NO,ABOUT 5 MI. THE DEV THEN FORGOT TO XFER COMS AND I MISSED IT. WALLA WALLA TWR CALLED AND ASKED IF WE HAD XFERRED COMS ON THE SMA AND THEY WERE TOLD 'NO.' THEY WERE THEN ASKED IF THEY WANTED TO TALK TO HIM OR IF THEY HAD ANY SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS. THEY REPLIED, 'YOU KEEP HIM AND CLR HIM FOR A LOW APCH.' WE APOLOGIZED FOR NOT SHIPPING HIM AND THEY SAID, 'NO PROB.' THE SMA THEN EXECUTED A MISSED APCH IN VFR CONDITIONS AND EXECUTED 3 OTHER PRACTICE APCHS AT WALLA WALLA.

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.