Aircraft penetrated adjacent airspace without handoff.

Attributes
ACN	114353
Time
Date	198906
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : atl
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 14000 msl bound upper : 14000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
ASRS Report	114353
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : flight data
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation Intra Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

At approximately xx:xx local, ZTL went to darc for operational testing and verification. Clt arrs were entering R29. I was assisted by d-side controller, who was little help as d-side functions are tied off. At approximately xx:xx local atx X entered my sector. I encountered problems tracking the aircraft in darc mode. Several mins later my scope failed. I worked aircraft off the next scope. After my scope was replaced, I tried to transition back and had trouble. The supervisor was behind me and didn't get me a tracker. Atx X apparently dropped off my scope while I was attempting to separate inbnds, track aircraft and make handoffs. I told d-side to hand off atx X and he either didn't, or was too lost. Sector R47 called with radar contact on atx X inside their airspace. I informed the supervisor of occurrence and switched the aircraft, then attempted to regain control of sector and run inbnds. I was overloaded west/O adequate help.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT PENETRATED ADJACENT AIRSPACE WITHOUT HANDOFF.

Narrative: AT APPROX XX:XX LCL, ZTL WENT TO DARC FOR OPERATIONAL TESTING AND VERIFICATION. CLT ARRS WERE ENTERING R29. I WAS ASSISTED BY D-SIDE CTLR, WHO WAS LITTLE HELP AS D-SIDE FUNCTIONS ARE TIED OFF. AT APPROX XX:XX LCL ATX X ENTERED MY SECTOR. I ENCOUNTERED PROBS TRACKING THE ACFT IN DARC MODE. SEVERAL MINS LATER MY SCOPE FAILED. I WORKED ACFT OFF THE NEXT SCOPE. AFTER MY SCOPE WAS REPLACED, I TRIED TO TRANSITION BACK AND HAD TROUBLE. THE SUPVR WAS BEHIND ME AND DIDN'T GET ME A TRACKER. ATX X APPARENTLY DROPPED OFF MY SCOPE WHILE I WAS ATTEMPTING TO SEPARATE INBNDS, TRACK ACFT AND MAKE HDOFS. I TOLD D-SIDE TO HAND OFF ATX X AND HE EITHER DIDN'T, OR WAS TOO LOST. SECTOR R47 CALLED WITH RADAR CONTACT ON ATX X INSIDE THEIR AIRSPACE. I INFORMED THE SUPVR OF OCCURRENCE AND SWITCHED THE ACFT, THEN ATTEMPTED TO REGAIN CTL OF SECTOR AND RUN INBNDS. I WAS OVERLOADED W/O ADEQUATE HELP.

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.