ZMA controller fails to handoff aircraft prior to entering tpa airspace.

Attributes
ACN	576238
Time
Date	200303
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tpa.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 9000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Beech 1900
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 12
ASRS Report	576238
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure Operational Deviation
Situations
ATC Facility	staffing : zma.artcc

Narrative:

Automated handoff to tpa failed. Due to traffic complexity/other workload, it was not noticed. Tpa called to inquire about limited target in their airspace. Handoff completed manually. Sector complexity, lack of d-side assistant, failure of computer to properly handoff aircraft contributed to the problem. It seems that there are many more GA flts these days, many of whom are not filing good rtes. That is, rtes that are not in with the normal flow of traffic. This is increasing controller workload and could be alleviated by pre-screening GA flight plans. Also, better staffing to allow a d-side to be staffed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZMA CTLR FAILS TO HDOF ACFT PRIOR TO ENTERING TPA AIRSPACE.

Narrative: AUTOMATED HDOF TO TPA FAILED. DUE TO TFC COMPLEXITY/OTHER WORKLOAD, IT WAS NOT NOTICED. TPA CALLED TO INQUIRE ABOUT LIMITED TARGET IN THEIR AIRSPACE. HDOF COMPLETED MANUALLY. SECTOR COMPLEXITY, LACK OF D-SIDE ASSISTANT, FAILURE OF COMPUTER TO PROPERLY HDOF ACFT CONTRIBUTED TO THE PROB. IT SEEMS THAT THERE ARE MANY MORE GA FLTS THESE DAYS, MANY OF WHOM ARE NOT FILING GOOD RTES. THAT IS, RTES THAT ARE NOT IN WITH THE NORMAL FLOW OF TFC. THIS IS INCREASING CTLR WORKLOAD AND COULD BE ALLEVIATED BY PRE-SCREENING GA FLT PLANS. ALSO, BETTER STAFFING TO ALLOW A D-SIDE TO BE STAFFED.

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.