Aircraft penetrated adjacent airspace without handoff.

Attributes
ACN	108266
Time
Date	198903
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bhm
State Reference	AL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct enroute airway : zme
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
ASRS Report	108266
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure Operational Deviation

Narrative:

I was performing the duties of an OJT instrument, working with a developmental controller. Traffic was moderate. An small transport was switched from tower to departure frequency, IFR to pah at 8000'. The departure was radar idented and was instructed to turn right on course and to climb and maintain 8000'. The small transport proceeded on course and later it was discovered that he was still on his inbound transponder code. No departure message was sent. The next communication was made in another facility airspace. No radar handoff to ZME, no flight plan information available. No other aircraft was involved. A deviation within the air traffic system occurred.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT PENETRATED ADJACENT AIRSPACE WITHOUT HANDOFF.

Narrative: I WAS PERFORMING THE DUTIES OF AN OJT INSTR, WORKING WITH A DEVELOPMENTAL CTLR. TFC WAS MODERATE. AN SMT WAS SWITCHED FROM TWR TO DEP FREQ, IFR TO PAH AT 8000'. THE DEP WAS RADAR IDENTED AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO TURN RIGHT ON COURSE AND TO CLB AND MAINTAIN 8000'. THE SMT PROCEEDED ON COURSE AND LATER IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT HE WAS STILL ON HIS INBND XPONDER CODE. NO DEP MESSAGE WAS SENT. THE NEXT COM WAS MADE IN ANOTHER FAC AIRSPACE. NO RADAR HDOF TO ZME, NO FLT PLAN INFO AVAILABLE. NO OTHER ACFT WAS INVOLVED. A DEVIATION WITHIN THE AIR TFC SYS OCCURRED.

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.