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ZHU controller completed handoff of VFR aircraft to adjacent facility but failed to xfer communication and lost radar contact.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 647664 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200502 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : loa.vortac |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl single value : 4500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zhu.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 21 controller time certified in position1 : 17 |
| ASRS Report | 647664 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : handoff position |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Inter Facility Coordination Failure |
Narrative:
Aircraft X was on my frequency for radar advisories going to omaha at 4500 ft. North of LOA; I handed aircraft X off to ZFW; scy sector. My sector at the time was extremely busy with a north departure push out of houston complicated by the hou lrr being OTS. I failed to switch aircraft X to scy and subsequently lost radar with the aircraft without noticing it (since the data block had timed out).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZHU CTLR COMPLETED HDOF OF VFR ACFT TO ADJACENT FACILITY BUT FAILED TO XFER COM AND LOST RADAR CONTACT.
Narrative: ACFT X WAS ON MY FREQ FOR RADAR ADVISORIES GOING TO OMAHA AT 4500 FT. N OF LOA; I HANDED ACFT X OFF TO ZFW; SCY SECTOR. MY SECTOR AT THE TIME WAS EXTREMELY BUSY WITH A N DEP PUSH OUT OF HOUSTON COMPLICATED BY THE HOU LRR BEING OTS. I FAILED TO SWITCH ACFT X TO SCY AND SUBSEQUENTLY LOST RADAR WITH THE ACFT WITHOUT NOTICING IT (SINCE THE DATA BLOCK HAD TIMED OUT).
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.