TRACON TRACON interfacility coordination unauthorized airspace entry.

Attributes
ACN	178237
Time
Date	199105
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : btr
State Reference	LA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 9000 msl bound upper : 9000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : btr tracon : aex
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 : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller non radar : 2 controller radar : 30
ASRS Report	178237
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : military
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	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

I assumed the duties of radar handoff-1 at the baton rouge radar approach control facility. Upon assuming my duties the radar controller, as an aside, advised me that aex 'lost an IFR' aircraft due to transit our airspace at 9000 ft. While sitting at the radar south position, I observed a data block approximately 30 NM inside our airspace, call sign small aircraft X beacon code XXXX; that had not been handed off to us. (5 NM northeast wrack intersection). I then called aex approach and asked call sign of lost aircraft; was told 'small aircraft X'. I then asked if they found him? Aex replied that he was '22 NM northeast fisty intersection' (approximately 20 NM northwest of our airspace). I then asked aex what code was small aircraft X squawking? Told transponder was intermittent. I then asked what was the assigned beacon code, was told code XXXX. I then told aex of the position of small aircraft X and requested that they put him on our frequency. Identification of small aircraft X confirmed by radar controller and he advised me that there were at least 3 aircraft that he drove through 9000 ft in that vicinity. We were extremely short staffed this morning (as short staffed as management will admit). One full performance level controller was on a 'fam' trip and there was no supervisor on duty.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TRACON TRACON INTERFAC COORD UNAUTH AIRSPACE ENTRY.

Narrative: I ASSUMED THE DUTIES OF RADAR HDOF-1 AT THE BATON ROUGE RADAR APCH CTL FAC. UPON ASSUMING MY DUTIES THE RADAR CTLR, AS AN ASIDE, ADVISED ME THAT AEX 'LOST AN IFR' ACFT DUE TO TRANSIT OUR AIRSPACE AT 9000 FT. WHILE SITTING AT THE RADAR S POS, I OBSERVED A DATA BLOCK APPROX 30 NM INSIDE OUR AIRSPACE, CALL SIGN SMA X BEACON CODE XXXX; THAT HAD NOT BEEN HANDED OFF TO US. (5 NM NE WRACK INTXN). I THEN CALLED AEX APCH AND ASKED CALL SIGN OF LOST ACFT; WAS TOLD 'SMA X'. I THEN ASKED IF THEY FOUND HIM? AEX REPLIED THAT HE WAS '22 NM NE FISTY INTXN' (APPROX 20 NM NW OF OUR AIRSPACE). I THEN ASKED AEX WHAT CODE WAS SMA X SQUAWKING? TOLD XPONDER WAS INTERMITTENT. I THEN ASKED WHAT WAS THE ASSIGNED BEACON CODE, WAS TOLD CODE XXXX. I THEN TOLD AEX OF THE POS OF SMA X AND REQUESTED THAT THEY PUT HIM ON OUR FREQ. ID OF SMA X CONFIRMED BY RADAR CTLR AND HE ADVISED ME THAT THERE WERE AT LEAST 3 ACFT THAT HE DROVE THROUGH 9000 FT IN THAT VICINITY. WE WERE EXTREMELY SHORT STAFFED THIS MORNING (AS SHORT STAFFED AS MGMNT WILL ADMIT). ONE FULL PERFORMANCE LEVEL CTLR WAS ON A 'FAM' TRIP AND THERE WAS NO SUPVR ON DUTY.

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.