Military X unauthorized uncoord airspace entry because of no radar handoff by center to approach con...

Attributes
ACN	192789
Time
Date	199110
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pie
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma tracon : mcf
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Military Trainer
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	192789
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified atc
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

ATC NAS system caused radar data block to flash to inappropriate sector. Military X entered tampa approach control airspace without a radar handoff. The aircraft had filed an IFR flight plan for 'round-robin' from hst-mcf-hst. In fact the aircraft planned on making low approachs at mcf. The aircraft was issued a descent clearance after informing he wished to make practice approachs at mcf. The flight data block autoflashed to miami ARTCC 'sarasota low' (R7) sector and they accepted the handoff on a data block showing he was not going to enter their airspace. As the data block showed the aircraft was handed off, communication change was made. Suggestions to prevent recurrence: 1) delete autohdof feature from NAS. 2) require separate flight plans for each leg of round robin flight. (This would have automatically processed flight plan information to tampa approach).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MIL X UNAUTH UNCOORD AIRSPACE ENTRY BECAUSE OF NO RADAR HDOF BY CENTER TO APCH CTL. ARTCC TRACON INTERFAC COORD. OPDEV.

Narrative: ATC NAS SYS CAUSED RADAR DATA BLOCK TO FLASH TO INAPPROPRIATE SECTOR. MIL X ENTERED TAMPA APCH CTL AIRSPACE WITHOUT A RADAR HDOF. THE ACFT HAD FILED AN IFR FLT PLAN FOR 'ROUND-ROBIN' FROM HST-MCF-HST. IN FACT THE ACFT PLANNED ON MAKING LOW APCHS AT MCF. THE ACFT WAS ISSUED A DSCNT CLRNC AFTER INFORMING HE WISHED TO MAKE PRACTICE APCHS AT MCF. THE FLT DATA BLOCK AUTOFLASHED TO MIAMI ARTCC 'SARASOTA LOW' (R7) SECTOR AND THEY ACCEPTED THE HDOF ON A DATA BLOCK SHOWING HE WAS NOT GOING TO ENTER THEIR AIRSPACE. AS THE DATA BLOCK SHOWED THE ACFT WAS HANDED OFF, COM CHANGE WAS MADE. SUGGESTIONS TO PREVENT RECURRENCE: 1) DELETE AUTOHDOF FEATURE FROM NAS. 2) REQUIRE SEPARATE FLT PLANS FOR EACH LEG OF ROUND ROBIN FLT. (THIS WOULD HAVE AUTOMATICALLY PROCESSED FLT PLAN INFO TO TAMPA APCH).

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.

Military X unauthorized uncoord airspace entry because of no radar handoff by center to approach control. ARTCC TRACON interfacility coordination. Operational deviation.