Controller working combined position operation forgot to coordinate tower enroute flight with adjacent facility and aircraft penetrated airspace without authorization.

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Attributes
ACN	83733
Time
Date	198803
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : rzc airport : fsm
State Reference	AR
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : fsm tracon : fyv
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 4 controller non radar : 20 controller radar : 11 controller supervisory : 1
ASRS Report	83733
Person 2
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

Two controllers scheduled to open facility in the morning. One controller called in sick the previous night, leaving me by myself to open facility. Busy separating 2 aircraft and coordinating with center and I forgot to pass an inbound aircraft to adjacent tower. The aircraft violated the other tower's airspace west/O coordination. Other tower called me and asked if I had anything for them FAA should use overtime to provide adequate watch coverage. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: the type aircraft involved and the adjacent facility. Fyv is not a radar facility and didn't know until the aircraft called that the airspace had been penetrated. Aircraft was only about 3 NM inside fyv boundary. Reporter admits he forgot to coordinate the flight with fyv and reported this primarily to show staffing problems that occur at this facility. There was no known conflict or other traffic in the area.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CTLR WORKING COMBINED POSITION OPERATION FORGOT TO COORDINATE TWR ENROUTE FLT WITH ADJACENT FAC AND ACFT PENETRATED AIRSPACE WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION.

Narrative: TWO CTLRS SCHEDULED TO OPEN FAC IN THE MORNING. ONE CTLR CALLED IN sick THE PREVIOUS NIGHT, LEAVING ME BY MYSELF TO OPEN FAC. BUSY SEPARATING 2 ACFT AND COORDINATING WITH CENTER AND I FORGOT TO PASS AN INBND ACFT TO ADJACENT TWR. THE ACFT VIOLATED THE OTHER TWR'S AIRSPACE W/O COORD. OTHER TWR CALLED ME AND ASKED IF I HAD ANYTHING FOR THEM FAA SHOULD USE OVERTIME TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE WATCH COVERAGE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: THE TYPE ACFT INVOLVED AND THE ADJACENT FAC. FYV IS NOT A RADAR FAC AND DIDN'T KNOW UNTIL THE ACFT CALLED THAT THE AIRSPACE HAD BEEN PENETRATED. ACFT WAS ONLY ABOUT 3 NM INSIDE FYV BOUNDARY. RPTR ADMITS HE FORGOT TO COORDINATE THE FLT WITH FYV AND REPORTED THIS PRIMARILY TO SHOW STAFFING PROBS THAT OCCUR AT THIS FAC. THERE WAS NO KNOWN CONFLICT OR OTHER TFC IN THE AREA.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.