Aircraft penetrated adjacent position airspace without a handoff.

Attributes
ACN	120010
Time
Date	198908
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ehf
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bfl
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller non radar : 2 controller radar : 5
ASRS Report	120010
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
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	Operational Deviation Inter Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

Facility was once again short staffed. 5 positions: north radar, south radar, radar handoff, flight data, ground control, local control with only 4 controllers in facility. Breaks were limited, radar handoff, as typical was unmanned. Traffic load was light to mod. I was ripping strips for both sectors, and was also climbing an aircraft wbound across the path of another IFR aircraft. Upon completion of the above mentioned situation. I ripped several strips out of the printing machine and turned back to my radar scope. At that time, I noticed the aircraft in question departing my airspace without a handoff. Once the handoff was completed, albeit late, I began to breath again. Moral of the story. Don't set up situations you need to watch, because there's always something else you should/could be doing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT PENETRATED ADJACENT POSITION AIRSPACE WITHOUT A HANDOFF.

Narrative: FAC WAS ONCE AGAIN SHORT STAFFED. 5 POSITIONS: NORTH RADAR, SOUTH RADAR, RADAR HANDOFF, FLT DATA, GND CTL, LCL CTL WITH ONLY 4 CTLRS IN FAC. BREAKS WERE LIMITED, RADAR HANDOFF, AS TYPICAL WAS UNMANNED. TFC LOAD WAS LIGHT TO MOD. I WAS RIPPING STRIPS FOR BOTH SECTORS, AND WAS ALSO CLIMBING AN ACFT WBOUND ACROSS THE PATH OF ANOTHER IFR ACFT. UPON COMPLETION OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED SITUATION. I RIPPED SEVERAL STRIPS OUT OF THE PRINTING MACHINE AND TURNED BACK TO MY RADAR SCOPE. AT THAT TIME, I NOTICED THE ACFT IN QUESTION DEPARTING MY AIRSPACE WITHOUT A HANDOFF. ONCE THE HANDOFF WAS COMPLETED, ALBEIT LATE, I BEGAN TO BREATH AGAIN. MORAL OF THE STORY. DON'T SET UP SITUATIONS YOU NEED TO WATCH, BECAUSE THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING ELSE YOU SHOULD/COULD BE DOING.

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.