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ARTCC radar controller allows a BE90, departing from an adjoining airport, to penetrate class B airspace en route to another airport without a handoff. Controller became distraction and did not computer depart the aircraft. The aircraft's data tag, therefore, did not automatic acquire and was not handed off to the adjoining approach controller.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 412413 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199808 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mkc airport : foe |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 500 msl bound upper : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zkc tracon : mkc |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | King Air C90 E90 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | departure other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 7 |
| ASRS Report | 412413 |
| 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 : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Deviation Inter Facility Coordination Failure |
Narrative:
Aircraft departed forbes field. I thought I departed the aircraft in computer but failed to do so, as I was interrupted by a call on the landline. Aircraft called field in sight at mci and I shipped him to their frequency. I began to suspect a problem so I looked for the strip and called approach to ask situation. They said there was a slight problem (later revealed as a supervisor seated at the sector position). I thought it was a safety issue. I then located the strip, and the flight plan in machine said it had not departed yet. I called back to approach to explain and they told me they were investigating because of the supervisor. I then told my supervisor there was a problem and was relieved from sector.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ARTCC RADAR CTLR ALLOWS A BE90, DEPARTING FROM AN ADJOINING ARPT, TO PENETRATE CLASS B AIRSPACE ENRTE TO ANOTHER ARPT WITHOUT A HDOF. CTLR BECAME DISTR AND DID NOT COMPUTER DEPART THE ACFT. THE ACFT'S DATA TAG, THEREFORE, DID NOT AUTO ACQUIRE AND WAS NOT HANDED OFF TO THE ADJOINING APCH CTLR.
Narrative: ACFT DEPARTED FORBES FIELD. I THOUGHT I DEPARTED THE ACFT IN COMPUTER BUT FAILED TO DO SO, AS I WAS INTERRUPTED BY A CALL ON THE LANDLINE. ACFT CALLED FIELD IN SIGHT AT MCI AND I SHIPPED HIM TO THEIR FREQ. I BEGAN TO SUSPECT A PROB SO I LOOKED FOR THE STRIP AND CALLED APCH TO ASK SIT. THEY SAID THERE WAS A SLIGHT PROB (LATER REVEALED AS A SUPVR SEATED AT THE SECTOR POS). I THOUGHT IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. I THEN LOCATED THE STRIP, AND THE FLT PLAN IN MACHINE SAID IT HAD NOT DEPARTED YET. I CALLED BACK TO APCH TO EXPLAIN AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WERE INVESTIGATING BECAUSE OF THE SUPVR. I THEN TOLD MY SUPVR THERE WAS A PROB AND WAS RELIEVED FROM SECTOR.
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.