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Controller radar handoff sent small aircraft X to wrong frequency. Uncoord unauthorized penetration of approach control airspace. Operational deviation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 213122 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199206 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : bfd |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : roc tower : pao |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct enroute airway : roc enroute airway : elm |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller military : 8 controller radar : 1 |
| ASRS Report | 213122 |
| 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 |
Narrative:
Small aircraft X IFR flight plan syr rodan V84 beeps V501 V119 bfd V72 rod I77. Amended flight plan beeps intersection direct bfd V72 rod I77. Small aircraft X was handed off via automation. Bradford sector cleveland center accepted. I transferred communication to elmira approach. Aircraft entered elmira airspace. I assumed elmira took the handoff. Elmira issued a VFR code to aircraft upon contact. Later bradford sector looked for the aircraft. I issued an initial heading when able direct bradford. The pilot should have been able to receive bradford and proceed direct. The automated handoff does not specify which agency accepted the handoff. There are no procedures to verify amended routings or to verify automated handoffs.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CTLR RADAR HDOF SENT SMA X TO WRONG FREQ. UNCOORD UNAUTHORIZED PENETRATION OF APCH CTL AIRSPACE. OPDEV.
Narrative: SMA X IFR FLT PLAN SYR RODAN V84 BEEPS V501 V119 BFD V72 ROD I77. AMENDED FLT PLAN BEEPS INTXN DIRECT BFD V72 ROD I77. SMA X WAS HANDED OFF VIA AUTOMATION. BRADFORD SECTOR CLEVELAND CTR ACCEPTED. I TRANSFERRED COM TO ELMIRA APCH. ACFT ENTERED ELMIRA AIRSPACE. I ASSUMED ELMIRA TOOK THE HDOF. ELMIRA ISSUED A VFR CODE TO ACFT UPON CONTACT. LATER BRADFORD SECTOR LOOKED FOR THE ACFT. I ISSUED AN INITIAL HDG WHEN ABLE DIRECT BRADFORD. THE PLT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RECEIVE BRADFORD AND PROCEED DIRECT. THE AUTOMATED HDOF DOES NOT SPECIFY WHICH AGENCY ACCEPTED THE HDOF. THERE ARE NO PROCS TO VERIFY AMENDED ROUTINGS OR TO VERIFY AUTOMATED HDOFS.
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.