Aircraft X unauthorized uncoord penetration of approach control airspace.

Attributes
ACN	253259
Time
Date	199310
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sea
State Reference	WA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 13000 msl bound upper : 13000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sea tower : rdu
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct enroute airway : zse enroute airway : sea
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 4 controller non radar : 5 controller radar : 4
ASRS Report	253259
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:

I received a handoff from vancouver approach control on an aircraft from vancouver to sea. I do not remember if I informed the d- side that the aircraft was airborne so he could enter it in the computer. Since departures off vancouver automatic-acquire on our scopes, I did not attempt to start track on the limited data block. I was then distracted by another traffic situation and when that was resolved, I was relieved from position by an instructor and his trainee. I did not remember the aircraft was in our airspace, and since it hadn't been departed in the computer, no track started. About 20 mins after being relieved, I was informed that the aircraft had entered sea TRACON airspace without a handoff.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT X UNAUTH UNCOORD PENETRATION OF APCH CTL AIRSPACE.

Narrative: I RECEIVED A HDOF FROM VANCOUVER APCH CTL ON AN ACFT FROM VANCOUVER TO SEA. I DO NOT REMEMBER IF I INFORMED THE D- SIDE THAT THE ACFT WAS AIRBORNE SO HE COULD ENTER IT IN THE COMPUTER. SINCE DEPS OFF VANCOUVER AUTO-ACQUIRE ON OUR SCOPES, I DID NOT ATTEMPT TO START TRACK ON THE LIMITED DATA BLOCK. I WAS THEN DISTRACTED BY ANOTHER TFC SIT AND WHEN THAT WAS RESOLVED, I WAS RELIEVED FROM POS BY AN INSTRUCTOR AND HIS TRAINEE. I DID NOT REMEMBER THE ACFT WAS IN OUR AIRSPACE, AND SINCE IT HADN'T BEEN DEPARTED IN THE COMPUTER, NO TRACK STARTED. ABOUT 20 MINS AFTER BEING RELIEVED, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE ACFT HAD ENTERED SEA TRACON AIRSPACE WITHOUT A HDOF.

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.