ARTCC radar controller dropped track on wrong target and aircraft entered adjacent sector airspace w...

Attributes
ACN	195187
Time
Date	199111
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pzd
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 21000 msl bound upper : 21000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 20
ASRS Report	195187
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
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 Intra Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

At XA26Z I accepted a radar handoff on an light transport. At XA27Z I terminated VFR flight following on small aircraft and told him to contact columbus approach for possible flight following. At the same time, while attempting to cancel track/flight plan on small aircraft, I apparently cancelled track/flight plan on the light transport which resulted in him entering the next sector without a handoff. 2 sectors were combined at 1 position during this incident. In retrospect, if they had been split this error may not have happened.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ARTCC RADAR CTLR DROPPED TRACK ON WRONG TARGET AND ACFT ENTERED ADJACENT SECTOR AIRSPACE WITHOUT A HDOF.

Narrative: AT XA26Z I ACCEPTED A RADAR HDOF ON AN LTT. AT XA27Z I TERMINATED VFR FLT FOLLOWING ON SMA AND TOLD HIM TO CONTACT COLUMBUS APCH FOR POSSIBLE FLT FOLLOWING. AT THE SAME TIME, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CANCEL TRACK/FLT PLAN ON SMA, I APPARENTLY CANCELLED TRACK/FLT PLAN ON THE LTT WHICH RESULTED IN HIM ENTERING THE NEXT SECTOR WITHOUT A HDOF. 2 SECTORS WERE COMBINED AT 1 POS DURING THIS INCIDENT. IN RETROSPECT, IF THEY HAD BEEN SPLIT THIS ERROR MAY NOT HAVE HAPPENED.

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.

ARTCC radar controller dropped track on wrong target and aircraft entered adjacent sector airspace without a handoff.