TRACON controller providing OJT described an airspace incursion event; distracted by side conversati...

Narrative:

Radar training [was] in progress. Trainee certified on final radar and close to being certified on east radar. One aircraft involved. Another approach owns surface to 10;000. A BE20 was inbound to the airport from the east and was at 11;000 in centers airspace; above the neighboring approach's airspace. The BE20 was over the VOR. Trainee called the neighboring approach and requested a point out for the BE20 in order to descend him. Trainer did not notice coordination being done due to conversation with another trainee. Neighboring controller stated 'unable; call me back when the BE20 is ten miles west of our VOR.' trainee misunderstood the other controller and instructed the BE20 to descend to 5;000. Trainer noticed the BE20 descending and asked trainee if the BE20 was pointed out; to which trainee replied 'affirmative.' minutes later; the neighboring controller called to advise that the BE20 was not pointed out with them and that he had instructed trainee to call back in order to get a point out for the BE20. The controller then stated that the BE20 was now pointed out with them; and the aircraft continued descending to 5;000. [One should] not allow side conversations to distract from proper hear back; read back.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TRACON Controller providing OJT described an airspace incursion event; distracted by side conversations and then failing to note proper read back hear back coordination.

Narrative: RADAR training [was] in progress. Trainee certified on Final RADAR and close to being certified on East RADAR. One aircraft involved. Another Approach owns surface to 10;000. A BE20 was inbound to the airport from the east and was at 11;000 in Centers airspace; above the neighboring Approach's airspace. The BE20 was over the VOR. Trainee called the neighboring Approach and requested a point out for the BE20 in order to descend him. Trainer did not notice coordination being done due to conversation with another trainee. Neighboring Controller stated 'Unable; call me back when the BE20 is ten miles west of our VOR.' Trainee misunderstood the other Controller and instructed the BE20 to descend to 5;000. Trainer noticed the BE20 descending and asked trainee if the BE20 was pointed out; to which trainee replied 'affirmative.' Minutes later; the Neighboring Controller called to advise that the BE20 was not pointed out with them and that he had instructed trainee to call back in order to get a point out for the BE20. The Controller then stated that the BE20 was now pointed out with them; and the aircraft continued descending to 5;000. [One should] not allow side conversations to distract from proper hear back; read back.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

Attributes
ACN	982585
Time
Date	201112
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Super King Air 200
Flight Phase	Descent
Route In Use	Vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Approach Departure
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Airspace Violation All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

TRACON controller providing OJT described an airspace incursion event; distracted by side conversations and then failing to note proper read back hear back coordination.