Small transport X unauthorized uncoordinated penetration of center airspace. Operational deviation.

Attributes
ACN	209462
Time
Date	199205
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : brv
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : iad
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Transport
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 : 8
ASRS Report	209462
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other 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 Intra Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

Small transport X was an overflt going from dca swbound at 4000. I was working aircraft and was responsible for entire dulles airspace. There was nobody working arrival data/departure data, so I was ripping and stuffing strip myself. The supervisor was also very busy. Small transport X transponder was not working after handoff, I asked him to recycle or come up with backup. I then got very busy with a good mix of traffic (approximately 8-10 aircraft). Unbeknownst to me, the supervisor had arranged for the automation specialist to take the ARTS from level 1 to level 0. The supervisor asked me if we could do it and since I had no one in the handoff status, I approved it. What the supervisor and I didn't know was that the change would require a cold start. I would not have approved this had I been aware. As a result of losing ARTS ii for approximately 1 min, small transport X entered ZDC's airspace without a handoff. (I never saw his tag reacquire.) in addition, the flight strip I had in front of me was different from the departed flight strip and never came on line with the center. Luckily, the center controller did not cause any problems.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMT X UNAUTHORIZED UNCOORDINATED PENETRATION OF CTR AIRSPACE. OPDEV.

Narrative: SMT X WAS AN OVERFLT GOING FROM DCA SWBOUND AT 4000. I WAS WORKING ACFT AND WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENTIRE DULLES AIRSPACE. THERE WAS NOBODY WORKING ARR DATA/DEP DATA, SO I WAS RIPPING AND STUFFING STRIP MYSELF. THE SUPVR WAS ALSO VERY BUSY. SMT X TRANSPONDER WAS NOT WORKING AFTER HDOF, I ASKED HIM TO RECYCLE OR COME UP WITH BACKUP. I THEN GOT VERY BUSY WITH A GOOD MIX OF TFC (APPROX 8-10 ACFT). UNBEKNOWNST TO ME, THE SUPVR HAD ARRANGED FOR THE AUTOMATION SPECIALIST TO TAKE THE ARTS FROM LEVEL 1 TO LEVEL 0. THE SUPVR ASKED ME IF WE COULD DO IT AND SINCE I HAD NO ONE IN THE HDOF STATUS, I APPROVED IT. WHAT THE SUPVR AND I DIDN'T KNOW WAS THAT THE CHANGE WOULD REQUIRE A COLD START. I WOULD NOT HAVE APPROVED THIS HAD I BEEN AWARE. AS A RESULT OF LOSING ARTS II FOR APPROX 1 MIN, SMT X ENTERED ZDC'S AIRSPACE WITHOUT A HDOF. (I NEVER SAW HIS TAG REACQUIRE.) IN ADDITION, THE FLT STRIP I HAD IN FRONT OF ME WAS DIFFERENT FROM THE DEPARTED FLT STRIP AND NEVER CAME ON LINE WITH THE CTR. LUCKILY, THE CTR CTLR DID NOT CAUSE ANY PROBLEMS.

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.