An nga aircraft departure roc IFR and entered adjacent airspace before radar identified.

Attributes
ACN	156721
Time
Date	199009
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : roc
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : syr
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 20
ASRS Report	156721
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Aircraft departed roc and either did not call departure or was blocked. Then proceeded on course. When I checked with tower as to the whereabouts of the aircraft, he stated he (aircraft) had departed on course. No transponder was observed. Aircraft then called to say he wanted to call syr approach. Upon inquiry as to his whereabouts, he stated west ffy. I idented the aircraft near kondo. When strip come to departure, departure was busy with other aircraft. When no call received from the departure aircraft, I assumed a problem with him or the tower and would ascertain his situation time permitting.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN NGA ACFT DEP ROC IFR AND ENTERED ADJACENT AIRSPACE BEFORE RADAR IDENTIFIED.

Narrative: ACFT DEPARTED ROC AND EITHER DID NOT CALL DEP OR WAS BLOCKED. THEN PROCEEDED ON COURSE. WHEN I CHKED WITH TWR AS TO THE WHEREABOUTS OF THE ACFT, HE STATED HE (ACFT) HAD DEPARTED ON COURSE. NO XPONDER WAS OBSERVED. ACFT THEN CALLED TO SAY HE WANTED TO CALL SYR APCH. UPON INQUIRY AS TO HIS WHEREABOUTS, HE STATED W FFY. I IDENTED THE ACFT NEAR KONDO. WHEN STRIP COME TO DEP, DEP WAS BUSY WITH OTHER ACFT. WHEN NO CALL RECEIVED FROM THE DEP ACFT, I ASSUMED A PROB WITH HIM OR THE TWR AND WOULD ASCERTAIN HIS SITUATION TIME PERMITTING.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.