Narrative:

Working combined positions approach control and departure control. Small transport X RNAV roc direct nt. Departed roc was turned right on course leaving 2000'. Exhibited no transponder and as approach sequence was of higher priority did not have small transport X check transponder. Monitored primary radar target as aircraft proceeded on course. The approach sequences airport inbound to satellite airport, VFR calls ups and other departures all drew attention from small transport X. Aircraft was monitored and not any conflict to other traffic. When approach sequence was completed as well as answering of landlines, went back to small transport X and aircraft was at buffalo/rochester boundary. Aircraft was told to reset transponder and manual handoff initiated at boundary. When buffalo answered landline small transport X was one mile into buffalo airspace and turning of aircraft at this time was inappropriate. Handoff was completed by 1 1/2 mi with receiving controller say radar contact. This controller endeavored to get flight information to buffalo approach prior to frequency change and did so. Aircraft transponder finally appeared approximately 8 mi into buf airspace. The next day I was notified of incident being possible as reported by buffalo supervisor. At time of occurrence controller did not indicate any difficulty as this turns out, it now cost me retraining at recertification. This occurrence could have been avoided by telling aircraft to check transponder on initial departure or by aircrew being position of transponder being on prior to departure. It points out importance of checklists for aircraft and procedures in 7110.65 for controllers.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMT X PENETRATED ADJACENT APCH CTL AIRSPACE WITHOUT RADAR HANDOFF OR TRACON TRACON INTERFAC COORD. OPDEV.

Narrative: WORKING COMBINED POSITIONS APCH CTL AND DEP CTL. SMT X RNAV ROC DIRECT NT. DEPARTED ROC WAS TURNED R ON COURSE LEAVING 2000'. EXHIBITED NO XPONDER AND AS APCH SEQUENCE WAS OF HIGHER PRIORITY DID NOT HAVE SMT X CHK XPONDER. MONITORED PRIMARY RADAR TARGET AS ACFT PROCEEDED ON COURSE. THE APCH SEQUENCES ARPT INBND TO SATELLITE ARPT, VFR CALLS UPS AND OTHER DEPS ALL DREW ATTN FROM SMT X. ACFT WAS MONITORED AND NOT ANY CONFLICT TO OTHER TFC. WHEN APCH SEQUENCE WAS COMPLETED AS WELL AS ANSWERING OF LANDLINES, WENT BACK TO SMT X AND ACFT WAS AT BUFFALO/ROCHESTER BOUNDARY. ACFT WAS TOLD TO RESET XPONDER AND MANUAL HDOF INITIATED AT BOUNDARY. WHEN BUFFALO ANSWERED LANDLINE SMT X WAS ONE MILE INTO BUFFALO AIRSPACE AND TURNING OF ACFT AT THIS TIME WAS INAPPROPRIATE. HDOF WAS COMPLETED BY 1 1/2 MI WITH RECEIVING CTLR SAY RADAR CONTACT. THIS CTLR ENDEAVORED TO GET FLT INFO TO BUFFALO APCH PRIOR TO FREQ CHANGE AND DID SO. ACFT XPONDER FINALLY APPEARED APPROX 8 MI INTO BUF AIRSPACE. THE NEXT DAY I WAS NOTIFIED OF INCIDENT BEING POSSIBLE AS RPTED BY BUFFALO SUPVR. AT TIME OF OCCURRENCE CTLR DID NOT INDICATE ANY DIFFICULTY AS THIS TURNS OUT, IT NOW COST ME RETRAINING AT RECERTIFICATION. THIS OCCURRENCE COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED BY TELLING ACFT TO CHK XPONDER ON INITIAL DEP OR BY AIRCREW BEING POS OF XPONDER BEING ON PRIOR TO DEP. IT POINTS OUT IMPORTANCE OF CHKLISTS FOR ACFT AND PROCS IN 7110.65 FOR CTLRS.

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.