Small aircraft X entered mem approach airspace without radar handoff. Operational deviation.

Attributes
ACN	164063
Time
Date	199011
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mem
State Reference	TN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zme tracon : mem tower : jax
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
ASRS Report	164063
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure Operational Deviation

Narrative:

Small aircraft X entered memphis approach airspace west/O prior coordination. The error was discovered by memphis center controllers, and coordination then took place.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA X ENTERED MEM APCH AIRSPACE WITHOUT RADAR HANDOFF. OPDEV.

Narrative: SMA X ENTERED MEMPHIS APCH AIRSPACE W/O PRIOR COORD. THE ERROR WAS DISCOVERED BY MEMPHIS CTR CTLRS, AND COORD THEN TOOK PLACE.

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.