Controller at ZTL becomes distraction by pop up military aircraft, requesting a clearance that is on file, and allows traffic to enter adjacent sector without a handoff.

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Attributes
ACN	402262
Time
Date	199805
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sot
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 20000 msl bound upper : 20000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Xingu EMB-121 All Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Military
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 17
ASRS Report	402262
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

I was working R45 (bristol) by myself. Atx #1 was en route to atl via hmv south of cdf macey 2. I became distraction by military #1 coming out of AR633. He had filed into tys and then filed a flight plan to wri from tys. Military #1 didn't land at tys and picked up his clearance to wri from the sector controling AR633 (R41 hinch). I was removing strips on military #1, departing the new flight plan, changing his code and restarting a track. Atx #1 entered sector 49 (logen) without being handed off. The atl arrs do not hand off automatically for unknown reasons.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CTLR AT ZTL BECOMES DISTR BY POP UP MIL ACFT, REQUESTING A CLRNC THAT IS ON FILE, AND ALLOWS TFC TO ENTER ADJACENT SECTOR WITHOUT A HDOF.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING R45 (BRISTOL) BY MYSELF. ATX #1 WAS ENRTE TO ATL VIA HMV S OF CDF MACEY 2. I BECAME DISTR BY MIL #1 COMING OUT OF AR633. HE HAD FILED INTO TYS AND THEN FILED A FLT PLAN TO WRI FROM TYS. MIL #1 DIDN'T LAND AT TYS AND PICKED UP HIS CLRNC TO WRI FROM THE SECTOR CTLING AR633 (R41 HINCH). I WAS REMOVING STRIPS ON MIL #1, DEPARTING THE NEW FLT PLAN, CHANGING HIS CODE AND RESTARTING A TRACK. ATX #1 ENTERED SECTOR 49 (LOGEN) WITHOUT BEING HANDED OFF. THE ATL ARRS DO NOT HAND OFF AUTOMATICALLY FOR UNKNOWN REASONS.

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.