Small aircraft unable to get radar handoff from center to approach control into class B airspace.

Attributes
ACN	280777
Time
Date	199408
Day	Mon
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dfw
State Reference	TX
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw tracon : dfw
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	280777
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

For the last 18 months ZFW will not 'handoff' aircraft coming into the dfw class B airspace, even if you have had VFR flight following for the last 400 mi! They tell you to squawk 1200 and suggest you contact approach on such and such frequency. Why not 'handoff' incoming aircraft on VFR flight following? The aircraft is already 'in the system,' and much easier to identify to approach control.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA UNABLE TO GET RADAR HDOF FROM CTR TO APCH CTL INTO CLASS B AIRSPACE.

Narrative: FOR THE LAST 18 MONTHS ZFW WILL NOT 'HDOF' ACFT COMING INTO THE DFW CLASS B AIRSPACE, EVEN IF YOU HAVE HAD VFR FLT FOLLOWING FOR THE LAST 400 MI! THEY TELL YOU TO SQUAWK 1200 AND SUGGEST YOU CONTACT APCH ON SUCH AND SUCH FREQ. WHY NOT 'HDOF' INCOMING ACFT ON VFR FLT FOLLOWING? THE ACFT IS ALREADY 'IN THE SYS,' AND MUCH EASIER TO IDENT TO APCH CTL.

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.