Narrative:

Aircraft Y, an MO21, called off chs airport (IFR departure). I radar idented a primary target, climbed the aircraft to 6000 ft and on course V53 nwbound. At this time, traffic was heavy. There was a pilot xchanneled, blocking the frequency continuously and in the meantime, the watch supervisor was splitting the radar sectors off. I simply forgot the departing traffic. The pilot later, southeast of cae VOR, asked if he should not have been frequency changed. After some confusion (the strip had been put away by the radar associate who had assumed the aircraft had been handed off). The pilot stated that the transponder circuit breaker had popped, and that he wished to cancel IFR. No excuses from me. However, there were many, many, distractions and very heavy traffic and complexities involved. We have asked for a procedure where local control would advise radar of a non-tagged departure.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CHS DEP CTLR IDENTS AN MO21 WITHOUT AN OPERABLE XPONDER AND LATER FORGETS TO MAKE A HDOF TO THE NEXT SECTOR.

Narrative: ACFT Y, AN MO21, CALLED OFF CHS ARPT (IFR DEP). I RADAR IDENTED A PRIMARY TARGET, CLBED THE ACFT TO 6000 FT AND ON COURSE V53 NWBOUND. AT THIS TIME, TFC WAS HVY. THERE WAS A PLT XCHANNELED, BLOCKING THE FREQ CONTINUOUSLY AND IN THE MEANTIME, THE WATCH SUPVR WAS SPLITTING THE RADAR SECTORS OFF. I SIMPLY FORGOT THE DEPARTING TFC. THE PLT LATER, SE OF CAE VOR, ASKED IF HE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN FREQ CHANGED. AFTER SOME CONFUSION (THE STRIP HAD BEEN PUT AWAY BY THE RADAR ASSOCIATE WHO HAD ASSUMED THE ACFT HAD BEEN HANDED OFF). THE PLT STATED THAT THE XPONDER CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD POPPED, AND THAT HE WISHED TO CANCEL IFR. NO EXCUSES FROM ME. HOWEVER, THERE WERE MANY, MANY, DISTRACTIONS AND VERY HVY TFC AND COMPLEXITIES INVOLVED. WE HAVE ASKED FOR A PROC WHERE LCL CTL WOULD ADVISE RADAR OF A NON-TAGGED DEP.

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.