Elm approach controller has operational deviation with ZNY.

Attributes
ACN	653324
Time
Date	200503
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : ulw.vor
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl single value : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : elm.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Dash 8 Series Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller non radar : 14 controller radar : 4
ASRS Report	653324
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation
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	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

Aircraft #1 departed on IFR clearance. After traffic was issued on VFR in vicinity; I thought I switched aircraft to next controller (ZNY). Computer interface problems occurred with IFR departure off secondary airport being handed off to adjacent approach. Aircraft #1 leveled at 8000 ft and entered different approach control (abc) airspace. That approach called to check why aircraft #1 had not climbed above their airspace. I advised them they should be with ZNY. The pointout was my responsibility; but I did not observe aircraft level; as distraction with handoff on another aircraft prevented the observation while I attempted to coordination with ghi and def approachs regarding the IFR departure from the secondary airport and the interface failure of the radar. More reliable equipment/radar at this facility and better team efforts could prevent this type of occurrence.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ELM APCH CTLR HAS OPDEV WITH ZNY.

Narrative: ACFT #1 DEPARTED ON IFR CLRNC. AFTER TFC WAS ISSUED ON VFR IN VICINITY; I THOUGHT I SWITCHED ACFT TO NEXT CTLR (ZNY). COMPUTER INTERFACE PROBS OCCURRED WITH IFR DEP OFF SECONDARY ARPT BEING HANDED OFF TO ADJACENT APCH. ACFT #1 LEVELED AT 8000 FT AND ENTERED DIFFERENT APCH CTL (ABC) AIRSPACE. THAT APCH CALLED TO CHK WHY ACFT #1 HAD NOT CLBED ABOVE THEIR AIRSPACE. I ADVISED THEM THEY SHOULD BE WITH ZNY. THE POINTOUT WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY; BUT I DID NOT OBSERVE ACFT LEVEL; AS DISTR WITH HDOF ON ANOTHER ACFT PREVENTED THE OBSERVATION WHILE I ATTEMPTED TO COORD WITH GHI AND DEF APCHS REGARDING THE IFR DEP FROM THE SECONDARY ARPT AND THE INTERFACE FAILURE OF THE RADAR. MORE RELIABLE EQUIP/RADAR AT THIS FACILITY AND BETTER TEAM EFFORTS COULD PREVENT THIS TYPE OF OCCURRENCE.

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.