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TRACON controller reported an airspace violation occurred due to lack of coordination. Traffic volume was cited as a contributing factor.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1745290 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202006 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.TRACON |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Approach |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Developmental |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Airspace Violation All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Aircraft X was doing pattern work; I believe for ZZZ1 airport. It was a late pointout from the X area and we were both extremely busy and should have split sectors; but with staffing due to covid-19 it wasn't possible. Aircraft X ended up going into ZZZ tower's delta without any coordination.I should have pointed out the aircraft to ZZZ tower first and foremost. It would have helped to know aircraft X was going to do work today. The volume of photo flights absolutely saturated both X and Y areas today; so I have to think that contributed. Overall X and Y sectors should have been split to accommodate the volume and complexity.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: TRACON Controller reported an airspace violation occurred due to lack of coordination. Traffic volume was cited as a contributing factor.
Narrative: Aircraft X was doing pattern work; I believe for ZZZ1 airport. It was a late pointout from the X area and we were both extremely busy and should have split sectors; but with staffing due to COVID-19 it wasn't possible. Aircraft X ended up going into ZZZ Tower's Delta without any coordination.I should have pointed out the aircraft to ZZZ Tower first and foremost. It would have helped to know Aircraft X was going to do work today. The volume of photo flights absolutely saturated both X and Y areas today; so I have to think that contributed. Overall X and Y sectors should have been split to accommodate the volume and complexity.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.