IFR small aircraft not handed off to the next sector.

Attributes
ACN	154738
Time
Date	199008
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : psc
State Reference	WA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 7000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zse
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 34 flight time total : 772 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	154738
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

Flight and communications were normal with handoff from pdx departure on V112 to ZSE on V520. I expected a handoff from ZSE 119.65 to either 132.6 or 124.1. Received no handoff so at pasco I asked 119.65 for current altimeter setting which he gave me. I had given my full call sign. After pasco on V187, I called center on 124.1 and told them I had not been handed off. He advised I should have been handed off to his frequency 124.1. The controller on 119.65 may have been distracted by an elderly male pilot flying through his sector who required a lot of special handling. I would not expect a handoff failure while on an IFR flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: IFR SMA NOT HANDED OFF TO THE NEXT SECTOR.

Narrative: FLT AND COMS WERE NORMAL WITH HDOF FROM PDX DEP ON V112 TO ZSE ON V520. I EXPECTED A HDOF FROM ZSE 119.65 TO EITHER 132.6 OR 124.1. RECEIVED NO HDOF SO AT PASCO I ASKED 119.65 FOR CURRENT ALTIMETER SETTING WHICH HE GAVE ME. I HAD GIVEN MY FULL CALL SIGN. AFTER PASCO ON V187, I CALLED CENTER ON 124.1 AND TOLD THEM I HAD NOT BEEN HANDED OFF. HE ADVISED I SHOULD HAVE BEEN HANDED OFF TO HIS FREQ 124.1. THE CTLR ON 119.65 MAY HAVE BEEN DISTRACTED BY AN ELDERLY MALE PLT FLYING THROUGH HIS SECTOR WHO REQUIRED A LOT OF SPECIAL HANDLING. I WOULD NOT EXPECT A HDOF FAILURE WHILE ON AN IFR FLT.

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.