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Controller thought aircraft was VFR and neglected to give handoff to adjacent facility resulting in operations deviation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 204021 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199203 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ewr |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90 |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| ASRS Report | 204021 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument |
| 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 |
Narrative:
On the morning of mar/mon/92, at approximately AM30 hours, light transport X departed newark airport on an IFR flight plan to lhy. He was given direct sbj and then eventually direct lrp. Approximately AM55, light transport X left my airspace and penetrated the phl airspace without a handoff or pointout. He continued on to lrp which is in har airspace without a pointout or handoff. No loss of separation occurred during his trip to lrp where at that point the har controller idented the aircraft, who continued on his IFR flight plan. I thought the aircraft was VFR and handled him as such. Communication breakdown between the tower and myself. I worked a 7 am to 3 pm shift on mar/mon/92, returned to a mid to 8 am shift on mar/tue/92. This was 1 of 2 nights that 2 man mids don't exist.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CTLR THOUGHT ACFT WAS VFR AND NEGLECTED TO GIVE HDOF TO ADJACENT FACILITY RESULTING IN OPS DEV.
Narrative: ON THE MORNING OF MAR/MON/92, AT APPROX AM30 HRS, LTT X DEPARTED NEWARK ARPT ON AN IFR FLT PLAN TO LHY. HE WAS GIVEN DIRECT SBJ AND THEN EVENTUALLY DIRECT LRP. APPROX AM55, LTT X LEFT MY AIRSPACE AND PENETRATED THE PHL AIRSPACE WITHOUT A HDOF OR POINTOUT. HE CONTINUED ON TO LRP WHICH IS IN HAR AIRSPACE WITHOUT A POINTOUT OR HDOF. NO LOSS OF SEPARATION OCCURRED DURING HIS TRIP TO LRP WHERE AT THAT POINT THE HAR CTLR IDENTED THE ACFT, WHO CONTINUED ON HIS IFR FLT PLAN. I THOUGHT THE ACFT WAS VFR AND HANDLED HIM AS SUCH. COM BREAKDOWN BTWN THE TWR AND MYSELF. I WORKED A 7 AM TO 3 PM SHIFT ON MAR/MON/92, RETURNED TO A MID TO 8 AM SHIFT ON MAR/TUE/92. THIS WAS 1 OF 2 NIGHTS THAT 2 MAN MIDS DON'T EXIST.
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.