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ARTCC controller reported working very light traffic on two displays during midshift. An aircraft was forgotten and violated adjacent airspace.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1002984 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201204 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Enroute |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Airspace Violation All Types |
Narrative:
Working mid shift early morning with little to no traffic. Work low altitude sectors on adjacent scope to high altitude. Had aircraft X on low altitude scope; changed his frequency 3 times; forgot about him. Deviated adjacent ARTCC with no coordination and no handoff because aircraft had a 'carrot' indicating no auto-hand. We should depict both high and low altitude sectors on one scope to create a smoother and easier scan so an event like this would not go unnoticed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ARTCC controller reported working very light traffic on two displays during midshift. An aircraft was forgotten and violated adjacent airspace.
Narrative: Working mid shift early morning with little to no traffic. Work low altitude sectors on adjacent scope to high altitude. Had Aircraft X on low altitude scope; changed his frequency 3 times; forgot about him. Deviated adjacent ARTCC with no coordination and no handoff because aircraft had a 'carrot' indicating no auto-hand. We should depict both high and low altitude sectors on one scope to create a smoother and easier scan so an event like this would not go unnoticed.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.