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Small aircraft X uncoord unauthorized penetration of airspace when approach controller failed to TRACON TRACON interfacility coordination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 202483 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199202 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : tge |
| State Reference | AL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : bhm tracon : csg tracon : mgm tower : lga |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct enroute airway : bhm |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| ASRS Report | 202483 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified atc |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Inter Facility Coordination Failure Operational Deviation |
Narrative:
I was working all sectors combined at mgm approach control. I was moderately busy and accepted an automated handoff on small aircraft X. Columbus approach verbally coordination a climbing altitude. Small aircraft X never checked on frequency and his transponder failed. Birmingham approach idented a primary target at 6000 ft MSL level as an IFR aircraft -- negative transponder. After researching the tapes, the aircraft never called montgomery. I never observed the aircraft cross the boundary and lost track when transponder failed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA X UNCOORD UNAUTH PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE WHEN APCH CTLR FAILED TO TRACON TRACON INTERFAC COORD.
Narrative: I WAS WORKING ALL SECTORS COMBINED AT MGM APCH CTL. I WAS MODERATELY BUSY AND ACCEPTED AN AUTOMATED HDOF ON SMA X. COLUMBUS APCH VERBALLY COORD A CLBING ALT. SMA X NEVER CHKED ON FREQ AND HIS TRANSPONDER FAILED. BIRMINGHAM APCH IDENTED A PRIMARY TARGET AT 6000 FT MSL LEVEL AS AN IFR ACFT -- NEGATIVE TRANSPONDER. AFTER RESEARCHING THE TAPES, THE ACFT NEVER CALLED MONTGOMERY. I NEVER OBSERVED THE ACFT CROSS THE BOUNDARY AND LOST TRACK WHEN TRANSPONDER FAILED.
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.