BE58 unauthorized uncoord airspace penetration operational deviation.

Attributes
ACN	262601
Time
Date	199402
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : spa
State Reference	SC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : clt
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Baron 58/58TC
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct enroute airway : clt enroute airway : gsp
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	controller : radar
ASRS Report	262601
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified atc
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation Inter Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

On 2/X/94 I witnessed a system deviation which took place between gsp and clt approach control facilities. A BE58 entered gsp airspace at 6000 ft IFR without a handoff or coordination from clt approach. There was no conflict with other traffic. The aircraft was an overflt from east to west through the gsp area. He contacted greer approach, on his own, over the spa VOR asking why he had not received a handoff. At the same time, the clt departure controller called on the landline asking if we had received a handoff. By this time the aircraft had been in gsp approach airspace for about 13 mi. The gsp controller quickly idented the aircraft and resumed IFR services. This deviation would not have taken place if the ARTS (automated radar tracking system) had not been down for scheduled maintenance. This scheduled maintenance used to be done late sunday evenings during much lighter traffic. Recently, due to budgetary concerns, the technicians stopped working nights and weekends and therefore had to change the scheduled downtime. Luckily, the pilot was aware clt had missed making the handoff and called greer approach before any conflict with other traffic took place.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE58 UNAUTH UNCOORD AIRSPACE PENETRATION OPDEV.

Narrative: ON 2/X/94 I WITNESSED A SYS DEV WHICH TOOK PLACE BTWN GSP AND CLT APCH CTL FACILITIES. A BE58 ENTERED GSP AIRSPACE AT 6000 FT IFR WITHOUT A HDOF OR COORD FROM CLT APCH. THERE WAS NO CONFLICT WITH OTHER TFC. THE ACFT WAS AN OVERFLT FROM E TO W THROUGH THE GSP AREA. HE CONTACTED GREER APCH, ON HIS OWN, OVER THE SPA VOR ASKING WHY HE HAD NOT RECEIVED A HDOF. AT THE SAME TIME, THE CLT DEP CTLR CALLED ON THE LANDLINE ASKING IF WE HAD RECEIVED A HDOF. BY THIS TIME THE ACFT HAD BEEN IN GSP APCH AIRSPACE FOR ABOUT 13 MI. THE GSP CTLR QUICKLY IDENTED THE ACFT AND RESUMED IFR SERVICES. THIS DEV WOULD NOT HAVE TAKEN PLACE IF THE ARTS (AUTOMATED RADAR TRACKING SYS) HAD NOT BEEN DOWN FOR SCHEDULED MAINT. THIS SCHEDULED MAINT USED TO BE DONE LATE SUNDAY EVENINGS DURING MUCH LIGHTER TFC. RECENTLY, DUE TO BUDGETARY CONCERNS, THE TECHNICIANS STOPPED WORKING NIGHTS AND WEEKENDS AND THEREFORE HAD TO CHANGE THE SCHEDULED DOWNTIME. LUCKILY, THE PLT WAS AWARE CLT HAD MISSED MAKING THE HDOF AND CALLED GREER APCH BEFORE ANY CONFLICT WITH OTHER TFC TOOK PLACE.

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.