Aircraft penetrated adjacent airspace without handoff.

Attributes
ACN	107145
Time
Date	198903
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : fwa
State Reference	IN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 19000 msl bound upper : 19000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Fighter
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 1
ASRS Report	107145
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : military
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

I tried to handoff fgt to ZOB but the computer would not process the handoff. Fgt was 6 mi north of fwa. I then was distracted by other situations that needed more attention. My manual controller tried also to handoff fgt to ZOB, but he got a message 'ARTS-NAS not on route.' when I looked back at fgt, he was 6 mi into ZOB's airspace. There were no other aircraft near fgt. I immediately called the pan sector to handoff fgt manually. The controller at pan sector accepted the handoff and I then told fgt to contact ZOB.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT PENETRATED ADJACENT AIRSPACE WITHOUT HANDOFF.

Narrative: I TRIED TO HDOF FGT TO ZOB BUT THE COMPUTER WOULD NOT PROCESS THE HDOF. FGT WAS 6 MI N OF FWA. I THEN WAS DISTRACTED BY OTHER SITUATIONS THAT NEEDED MORE ATTN. MY MANUAL CTLR TRIED ALSO TO HDOF FGT TO ZOB, BUT HE GOT A MESSAGE 'ARTS-NAS NOT ON ROUTE.' WHEN I LOOKED BACK AT FGT, HE WAS 6 MI INTO ZOB'S AIRSPACE. THERE WERE NO OTHER ACFT NEAR FGT. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE PAN SECTOR TO HDOF FGT MANUALLY. THE CTLR AT PAN SECTOR ACCEPTED THE HDOF AND I THEN TOLD FGT TO CONTACT ZOB.

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.