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ZLA center controller reported that an aircraft was forgotten during a shift configuration changed and dropped by accident.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1464576 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201707 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZLA.ARTCC |
| State Reference | CA |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Route In Use | STAR SCBBY1 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Enroute |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 1 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
Aircraft X was an aircraft landing ont. He was vectored north away from the usual initial fix on the STAR for the SCBBY1 to separate him for other traffic underneath him so he may descend. I apreqd him direct scbby for SCBBY1 arrival with springs sector (combined) and it was approved. Normally from the initial fix; the aircraft descends via with no bottom altitude. I expected this to be ok and didn't coordinate an altitude and was not told to maintain anything specific. I descended him via the arrival and initiated a handful. A few minutes later the sectors were combined for midnight configuration. The relieving controller forgot that aircraft X was still on the ZLA frequency and removed it from her scope. The aircraft continued to descend via below the mias and springs called and told her to stop his descent which she did. The aircraft was then switched to the appropriate frequency an altitude should have been coordinated by either myself or springs sector to ensure this doesn't happen again.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZLA Center Controller reported that an aircraft was forgotten during a shift configuration changed and dropped by accident.
Narrative: Aircraft X was an aircraft landing ONT. He was vectored north away from the usual initial fix on the STAR for the SCBBY1 to separate him for other traffic underneath him so he may descend. I APREQd him direct SCBBY for SCBBY1 arrival with Springs sector (combined) and it was approved. Normally from the initial fix; the aircraft descends via with no bottom altitude. I expected this to be ok and didn't coordinate an altitude and was not told to maintain anything specific. I descended him via the arrival and initiated a handful. A few minutes later the sectors were combined for midnight configuration. The relieving controller forgot that Aircraft X was still on the ZLA frequency and removed it from her scope. The aircraft continued to descend via below the MIAs and Springs called and told her to stop his descent which she did. The aircraft was then switched to the appropriate frequency An altitude should have been coordinated by either myself or Springs sector to ensure this doesn't happen again.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.