Small aircraft penetrated adjacent airspace without authorization.

Attributes
ACN	106948
Time
Date	198903
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : jfk
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	cruise other
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 4 controller radar : 7 flight time total : 350
ASRS Report	106948
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

I was working the combined positions of erick, lendy, final and satellite in the jfk sector. I did not have a handoff man. WX deteriorating in area with numerous IFR pick-ups. I took an automated handoff on subject aircraft 12 mi southwest jfk eastbound at 2000'. While giving the aircraft pertinent WX in the area, jfk tower called to advise the aircraft had penetrated their airspace and was an operational deviation. The aircraft at this time was approximately 7 mi southwest of jfk. Corrective action, in my opinion, would be to ensure a handoff man is provided during times of deteriorating WX to make certain appropriate pointouts are made. Note: no other traffic was within 20 mi of subject aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PENETRATED ADJACENT AIRSPACE WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING THE COMBINED POSITIONS OF ERICK, LENDY, FINAL AND SATELLITE IN THE JFK SECTOR. I DID NOT HAVE A HDOF MAN. WX DETERIORATING IN AREA WITH NUMEROUS IFR PICK-UPS. I TOOK AN AUTOMATED HDOF ON SUBJECT ACFT 12 MI SW JFK EBND AT 2000'. WHILE GIVING THE ACFT PERTINENT WX IN THE AREA, JFK TWR CALLED TO ADVISE THE ACFT HAD PENETRATED THEIR AIRSPACE AND WAS AN OPDEV. THE ACFT AT THIS TIME WAS APPROX 7 MI SW OF JFK. CORRECTIVE ACTION, IN MY OPINION, WOULD BE TO ENSURE A HDOF MAN IS PROVIDED DURING TIMES OF DETERIORATING WX TO MAKE CERTAIN APPROPRIATE POINTOUTS ARE MADE. NOTE: NO OTHER TFC WAS WITHIN 20 MI OF SUBJECT ACFT.

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.