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ARTCC radar controller made an automated handoff on an IFR small aircraft to tpa, however, the controller at tpa claims they never received the handoff.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 340207 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199606 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : tpa |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zjx tracon : tpa |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Piper Twin Piston Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller military : 3 controller non radar : 11 controller radar : 9 |
| ASRS Report | 340207 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Navigational Facility |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Navigational Aid | Unspecified |
Narrative:
The aircraft was handed off to tpa approach. The automated handoff was directed to the correct tpa approach sector, the handoff was forwarded automatically to the tpa approach combined sector and indicated as accepted. Radio communications were then transferred. A problem was discovered when tpa approach called the sector and stated that they did not take the handoff even though we still showed tpa had track control. The handoff was verified with tpa at this point. This is a recurring problem with tpa approach. We at the center show a handoff as accepted and transfer control only to have tpa approach call and say that they did not take the handoff. This situation has the potential for conflict/incident and has been reported and documented both internally and through the use of unsatisfactory condition reports (ucr). This problem may be attributed to NAS/ARTS computer interface or through tpa approach controller procedures/directives (someone at tpa approach had to push enter to take the track).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ARTCC RADAR CTLR MADE AN AUTOMATED HDOF ON AN IFR SMA TO TPA, HOWEVER, THE CTLR AT TPA CLAIMS THEY NEVER RECEIVED THE HDOF.
Narrative: THE ACFT WAS HANDED OFF TO TPA APCH. THE AUTOMATED HDOF WAS DIRECTED TO THE CORRECT TPA APCH SECTOR, THE HDOF WAS FORWARDED AUTOMATICALLY TO THE TPA APCH COMBINED SECTOR AND INDICATED AS ACCEPTED. RADIO COMS WERE THEN TRANSFERRED. A PROB WAS DISCOVERED WHEN TPA APCH CALLED THE SECTOR AND STATED THAT THEY DID NOT TAKE THE HDOF EVEN THOUGH WE STILL SHOWED TPA HAD TRACK CTL. THE HDOF WAS VERIFIED WITH TPA AT THIS POINT. THIS IS A RECURRING PROB WITH TPA APCH. WE AT THE CTR SHOW A HDOF AS ACCEPTED AND TRANSFER CTL ONLY TO HAVE TPA APCH CALL AND SAY THAT THEY DID NOT TAKE THE HDOF. THIS SIT HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR CONFLICT/INCIDENT AND HAS BEEN RPTED AND DOCUMENTED BOTH INTERNALLY AND THROUGH THE USE OF UNSATISFACTORY CONDITION RPTS (UCR). THIS PROB MAY BE ATTRIBUTED TO NAS/ARTS COMPUTER INTERFACE OR THROUGH TPA APCH CTLR PROCS/DIRECTIVES (SOMEONE AT TPA APCH HAD TO PUSH ENTER TO TAKE THE TRACK).
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.