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ARTCC radar controller working a combined sector confign forgot to make a handoff to approach control on an F18. Aircraft entered approach airspace and reporter blames the lack of handoff on the automatic handoff feature at the ARTCC.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 332950 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199604 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : tay |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 13000 msl bound upper : 13000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zjx tracon : jax |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Hornet (F-18) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | controller non radar : 14 controller radar : 13 flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 332950 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Deviation |
Narrative:
While working R78/R79 combined, an F18 entered jax approach airspace without a handoff. I missed handoff to jax approach for 2 reasons: 1) was busy on south sector working gnv approach area. (If we had enough controllers to have both sectors open and 'D' side at all sectors, this probably would not have happened, but our numbers are politically decided, no reality to it.) they tell us we have plenty of people yet we constantly jeopardize safety by leaving sectors combined so we can get breaks. (Breaks are needed to relieve concentration levels.) 2) our computer has an automatic handoff system. It didn't work. I thought it would. I was told it has to be in flat-track and aircraft was in free- track. I was never trained that the track of aircraft made a difference on automatic handoff system. Since system only works if we have aircraft in a certain track and you have to look to see if it's in the right track, it is of no advantage. The automatic handoff was for when you're busy and don't have time to look at aircraft. So the system gives you a false sense of security. It's dangerous. Needs to be fixed to work all times or turned off!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ARTCC RADAR CTLR WORKING A COMBINED SECTOR CONFIGN FORGOT TO MAKE A HDOF TO APCH CTL ON AN F18. ACFT ENTERED APCH AIRSPACE AND RPTR BLAMES THE LACK OF HDOF ON THE AUTO HDOF FEATURE AT THE ARTCC.
Narrative: WHILE WORKING R78/R79 COMBINED, AN F18 ENTERED JAX APCH AIRSPACE WITHOUT A HDOF. I MISSED HDOF TO JAX APCH FOR 2 REASONS: 1) WAS BUSY ON S SECTOR WORKING GNV APCH AREA. (IF WE HAD ENOUGH CTLRS TO HAVE BOTH SECTORS OPEN AND 'D' SIDE AT ALL SECTORS, THIS PROBABLY WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED, BUT OUR NUMBERS ARE POLITICALLY DECIDED, NO REALITY TO IT.) THEY TELL US WE HAVE PLENTY OF PEOPLE YET WE CONSTANTLY JEOPARDIZE SAFETY BY LEAVING SECTORS COMBINED SO WE CAN GET BREAKS. (BREAKS ARE NEEDED TO RELIEVE CONCENTRATION LEVELS.) 2) OUR COMPUTER HAS AN AUTO HDOF SYS. IT DIDN'T WORK. I THOUGHT IT WOULD. I WAS TOLD IT HAS TO BE IN FLAT-TRACK AND ACFT WAS IN FREE- TRACK. I WAS NEVER TRAINED THAT THE TRACK OF ACFT MADE A DIFFERENCE ON AUTO HDOF SYS. SINCE SYS ONLY WORKS IF WE HAVE ACFT IN A CERTAIN TRACK AND YOU HAVE TO LOOK TO SEE IF IT'S IN THE RIGHT TRACK, IT IS OF NO ADVANTAGE. THE AUTO HDOF WAS FOR WHEN YOU'RE BUSY AND DON'T HAVE TIME TO LOOK AT ACFT. SO THE SYS GIVES YOU A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY. IT'S DANGEROUS. NEEDS TO BE FIXED TO WORK ALL TIMES OR TURNED OFF!
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.