Frequency change missed late.

Attributes
ACN	205345
Time
Date	199203
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dqo airport : phl
State Reference	DE
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 7000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bwi
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 4735 flight time type : 230
ASRS Report	205345
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
ATC Facility	other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

At approximately PM40 local time flight from bwi en route to phl at 7000 ft with first officer flying and approximately 5 NM southwest of dqo VOR we noticed that we had not been handed over to phl approach. Captain's attempts to notify bwi control 3 times (frequency congested). Finally on third call bwi control acknowledges transmission. (Now approximately 17 NM southwest of phl). We then asked him if he wanted us to contact phl approach and he said that he had already handed us over to phl neither crew member heard such transmission so therefore neither crew member ever acknowledged being handed over to phl approach as is the norm. I believe that bwi control was very busy and believes that he handed us over but did not. We also do not understand why bwi did not try to contact us again after phl did not get the handoff.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FREQ CHANGE MISSED LATE.

Narrative: AT APPROX PM40 LCL TIME FLT FROM BWI ENRTE TO PHL AT 7000 FT WITH FO FLYING AND APPROX 5 NM SW OF DQO VOR WE NOTICED THAT WE HAD NOT BEEN HANDED OVER TO PHL APCH. CAPT'S ATTEMPTS TO NOTIFY BWI CTL 3 TIMES (FREQ CONGESTED). FINALLY ON THIRD CALL BWI CTL ACKNOWLEDGES XMISSION. (NOW APPROX 17 NM SW OF PHL). WE THEN ASKED HIM IF HE WANTED US TO CONTACT PHL APCH AND HE SAID THAT HE HAD ALREADY HANDED US OVER TO PHL NEITHER CREW MEMBER HEARD SUCH XMISSION SO THEREFORE NEITHER CREW MEMBER EVER ACKNOWLEDGED BEING HANDED OVER TO PHL APCH AS IS THE NORM. I BELIEVE THAT BWI CTL WAS VERY BUSY AND BELIEVES THAT HE HANDED US OVER BUT DID NOT. WE ALSO DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY BWI DID NOT TRY TO CONTACT US AGAIN AFTER PHL DID NOT GET THE HDOF.

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.