Busy departure controller does not make handoff to adjacent TRACON until aircraft reminds him.

Attributes
ACN	195191
Time
Date	199111
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mco
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 7000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dab artcc : zfw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : v267
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 4300 flight time type : 2300
ASRS Report	195191
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Flight from mco-jax on departure from mco on 120.15. We flew about 70 mi with no frequency change. Mco departure was very busy. I finally quizzed departure and he said he was busy and change to jax approach. Because of this we flew through dab control area on mco departure.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BUSY DEP CTLR DOES NOT MAKE HDOF TO ADJACENT TRACON UNTIL ACFT REMINDS HIM.

Narrative: FLT FROM MCO-JAX ON DEP FROM MCO ON 120.15. WE FLEW ABOUT 70 MI WITH NO FREQ CHANGE. MCO DEP WAS VERY BUSY. I FINALLY QUIZZED DEP AND HE SAID HE WAS BUSY AND CHANGE TO JAX APCH. BECAUSE OF THIS WE FLEW THROUGH DAB CTL AREA ON MCO DEP.

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.