Aircraft entered adjacent controller's airspace without proper coordination being effected.

Attributes
ACN	147046
Time
Date	199005
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : atl airport : fty
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 14000 msl bound upper : 14000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl tracon : atl
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
ASRS Report	147046
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

An small transport, a departure that I was working southbound, entered ZTL airspace apparently west/O a handoff being completed prior to entering their airspace. I thought I had initiated an automated handoff and it had been accepted. I was working north departure position with south departure position combined to it. I had 10-12 aircraft using 2 different frequencys. Several xmissions were blocked during this session and I had to repeat several times. Also, I was distracted by an air carrier departure that apparently did not turn the transponder on. This aircraft had departed fty in our satellite function. Normal handling of turbojet traffic is to pint out to departure for approval to climb aircraft to 14000', or handoff to departure. This aircraft had been handed off to north departure just before I relieved the previous controller. Jet departures from atl have automatic initiation of automated handoff 15 mi from airport or 11000'. Even though all jet departures in atl airspace are issued 14000' (or requested, if lower), any turbojet departing other than atl does not have automated initiation of automated handoff. I thought I had slewed to small transport and initiated an automatic handoff. As well, I thought the handoff had been accepted. If all turbo-jet departures would automatic handoff, this situation might not happen. Also, if departure south had been decombined, there would not have been so many aircraft to work at 1 time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT ENTERED ADJACENT CTLR'S AIRSPACE WITHOUT PROPER COORD BEING EFFECTED.

Narrative: AN SMT, A DEP THAT I WAS WORKING SBND, ENTERED ZTL AIRSPACE APPARENTLY W/O A HDOF BEING COMPLETED PRIOR TO ENTERING THEIR AIRSPACE. I THOUGHT I HAD INITIATED AN AUTOMATED HDOF AND IT HAD BEEN ACCEPTED. I WAS WORKING N DEP POS WITH S DEP POS COMBINED TO IT. I HAD 10-12 ACFT USING 2 DIFFERENT FREQS. SEVERAL XMISSIONS WERE BLOCKED DURING THIS SESSION AND I HAD TO REPEAT SEVERAL TIMES. ALSO, I WAS DISTRACTED BY AN ACR DEP THAT APPARENTLY DID NOT TURN THE XPONDER ON. THIS ACFT HAD DEPARTED FTY IN OUR SATELLITE FUNCTION. NORMAL HANDLING OF TURBOJET TFC IS TO PINT OUT TO DEP FOR APPROVAL TO CLB ACFT TO 14000', OR HDOF TO DEP. THIS ACFT HAD BEEN HANDED OFF TO N DEP JUST BEFORE I RELIEVED THE PREVIOUS CTLR. JET DEPS FROM ATL HAVE AUTOMATIC INITIATION OF AUTOMATED HDOF 15 MI FROM ARPT OR 11000'. EVEN THOUGH ALL JET DEPS IN ATL AIRSPACE ARE ISSUED 14000' (OR REQUESTED, IF LOWER), ANY TURBOJET DEPARTING OTHER THAN ATL DOES NOT HAVE AUTOMATED INITIATION OF AUTOMATED HDOF. I THOUGHT I HAD SLEWED TO SMT AND INITIATED AN AUTO HDOF. AS WELL, I THOUGHT THE HDOF HAD BEEN ACCEPTED. IF ALL TURBO-JET DEPS WOULD AUTO HDOF, THIS SITUATION MIGHT NOT HAPPEN. ALSO, IF DEP S HAD BEEN DECOMBINED, THERE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SO MANY ACFT TO WORK AT 1 TIME.

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.