Narrative:

ATC NAS system caused radar data block to flash to inappropriate sector. Military X entered tampa approach control airspace without a radar handoff. The aircraft had filed an IFR flight plan for 'round-robin' from hst-mcf-hst. In fact the aircraft planned on making low approachs at mcf. The aircraft was issued a descent clearance after informing he wished to make practice approachs at mcf. The flight data block autoflashed to miami ARTCC 'sarasota low' (R7) sector and they accepted the handoff on a data block showing he was not going to enter their airspace. As the data block showed the aircraft was handed off, communication change was made. Suggestions to prevent recurrence: 1) delete autohdof feature from NAS. 2) require separate flight plans for each leg of round robin flight. (This would have automatically processed flight plan information to tampa approach).

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MIL X UNAUTH UNCOORD AIRSPACE ENTRY BECAUSE OF NO RADAR HDOF BY CENTER TO APCH CTL. ARTCC TRACON INTERFAC COORD. OPDEV.

Narrative: ATC NAS SYS CAUSED RADAR DATA BLOCK TO FLASH TO INAPPROPRIATE SECTOR. MIL X ENTERED TAMPA APCH CTL AIRSPACE WITHOUT A RADAR HDOF. THE ACFT HAD FILED AN IFR FLT PLAN FOR 'ROUND-ROBIN' FROM HST-MCF-HST. IN FACT THE ACFT PLANNED ON MAKING LOW APCHS AT MCF. THE ACFT WAS ISSUED A DSCNT CLRNC AFTER INFORMING HE WISHED TO MAKE PRACTICE APCHS AT MCF. THE FLT DATA BLOCK AUTOFLASHED TO MIAMI ARTCC 'SARASOTA LOW' (R7) SECTOR AND THEY ACCEPTED THE HDOF ON A DATA BLOCK SHOWING HE WAS NOT GOING TO ENTER THEIR AIRSPACE. AS THE DATA BLOCK SHOWED THE ACFT WAS HANDED OFF, COM CHANGE WAS MADE. SUGGESTIONS TO PREVENT RECURRENCE: 1) DELETE AUTOHDOF FEATURE FROM NAS. 2) REQUIRE SEPARATE FLT PLANS FOR EACH LEG OF ROUND ROBIN FLT. (THIS WOULD HAVE AUTOMATICALLY PROCESSED FLT PLAN INFO TO TAMPA APCH).

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.