Improper position relief briefing radar equipment problem beacon dropped data tag small aircraft uncoord airspace entry to ZDC airspace. Operational deviation.

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Attributes
ACN	189180
Time
Date	199109
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mrb
State Reference	WV
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : iad
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct enroute airway : iad enroute airway : zdc
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 9
ASRS Report	189180
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified atc
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation
Situations
ATC Facility	other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

I was working half (4) of all iad sectors (8) when another controller assumed control of 2 of them with no time for a proper briefing (split too late). No supervisor around to help. Small aircraft wbound at 5000 (required 6000 but held down at 5 for crossing traffic) was in receiving controller's airspace and on his frequency. Radar track dropped. Aircraft proceeded at 5000 into ZDC airspace without handoff. ZDC never called to ask about track in his airspace but then chose to violate iad for a deviation. Contributing factors: no supervisor around. Sectors split too late. Beacon channel poor, caused track to drop. Receiving controller assumed position without proper briefing. My reaction time was slowed considerably because of carbon monoxide poisoning and nicotine from secondhand smoke in break room! Corrective actions: get more controllers at iad so we don't have to work combined position so long. Get dulles a decent radar. (We've had ASR-9 rusting for 3 yrs.) eliminate all smoking from facility.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: IMPROPER POS RELIEF BRIEFING RADAR EQUIP PROBLEM BEACON DROPPED DATA TAG SMA UNCOORD AIRSPACE ENTRY TO ZDC AIRSPACE. OPDEV.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING HALF (4) OF ALL IAD SECTORS (8) WHEN ANOTHER CTLR ASSUMED CTL OF 2 OF THEM WITH NO TIME FOR A PROPER BRIEFING (SPLIT TOO LATE). NO SUPVR AROUND TO HELP. SMA WBOUND AT 5000 (REQUIRED 6000 BUT HELD DOWN AT 5 FOR XING TFC) WAS IN RECEIVING CTLR'S AIRSPACE AND ON HIS FREQ. RADAR TRACK DROPPED. ACFT PROCEEDED AT 5000 INTO ZDC AIRSPACE WITHOUT HDOF. ZDC NEVER CALLED TO ASK ABOUT TRACK IN HIS AIRSPACE BUT THEN CHOSE TO VIOLATE IAD FOR A DEV. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: NO SUPVR AROUND. SECTORS SPLIT TOO LATE. BEACON CHANNEL POOR, CAUSED TRACK TO DROP. RECEIVING CTLR ASSUMED POS WITHOUT PROPER BRIEFING. MY REACTION TIME WAS SLOWED CONSIDERABLY BECAUSE OF CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING AND NICOTINE FROM SECONDHAND SMOKE IN BREAK ROOM! CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: GET MORE CTLRS AT IAD SO WE DON'T HAVE TO WORK COMBINED POS SO LONG. GET DULLES A DECENT RADAR. (WE'VE HAD ASR-9 RUSTING FOR 3 YRS.) ELIMINATE ALL SMOKING FROM FACILITY.

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.