Cak approach controller failed to establish radar contact on departing D328 and the aircraft exits c...

Attributes
ACN	404668
Time
Date	199806
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : yng
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 7000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : cak
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	departure other enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure oversight : supervisor
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 10 controller supervisory : 1
ASRS Report	404668
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar pilot : student
Experience	controller radar : 7 flight time total : 30
ASRS Report	404966
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

Air carrier #1 departed cak on a 050 degree heading. I climbed the aircraft to 7000 ft and kept it on a 050 degree heading for traffic and for the data block to tag. The pilot of the aircraft never turned on their transponder and it was very busy, so the data block never tagged. The aircraft waited 8-10 mins before calling back to get on course. It was in youngstown approach airspace. We asked the pilot if he was squawking the appropriate code and the pilot said yes. We still could not find the aircraft. We asked the pilot again about the beacon code and then the tag finally tagged. This is how I know that the pilot never turned on the transponder. Supplemental information from acn 404966: the aircraft did not 'tag up' with a data block. I did not take action to correct this immediately because of the potential training situation (ie, give the trainee the opportunity to recognize the situation, and resolve it). Also, given the past performance of cak's radar/beacon system, the aircraft not tagging immediately is not at all unusual. The trainee did advise aircraft #1 of 'radar contact.' the ensuing mins were filled with frequency congestion and increased traffic volume.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAK APCH CTLR FAILED TO ESTABLISH RADAR CONTACT ON DEPARTING D328 AND THE ACFT EXITS CAK AIRSPACE AND ENTERS YNG APCH CTL AIRSPACE WITHOUT A HDOF.

Narrative: ACR #1 DEPARTED CAK ON A 050 DEG HDG. I CLBED THE ACFT TO 7000 FT AND KEPT IT ON A 050 DEG HDG FOR TFC AND FOR THE DATA BLOCK TO TAG. THE PLT OF THE ACFT NEVER TURNED ON THEIR XPONDER AND IT WAS VERY BUSY, SO THE DATA BLOCK NEVER TAGGED. THE ACFT WAITED 8-10 MINS BEFORE CALLING BACK TO GET ON COURSE. IT WAS IN YOUNGSTOWN APCH AIRSPACE. WE ASKED THE PLT IF HE WAS SQUAWKING THE APPROPRIATE CODE AND THE PLT SAID YES. WE STILL COULD NOT FIND THE ACFT. WE ASKED THE PLT AGAIN ABOUT THE BEACON CODE AND THEN THE TAG FINALLY TAGGED. THIS IS HOW I KNOW THAT THE PLT NEVER TURNED ON THE XPONDER. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 404966: THE ACFT DID NOT 'TAG UP' WITH A DATA BLOCK. I DID NOT TAKE ACTION TO CORRECT THIS IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIAL TRAINING SIT (IE, GIVE THE TRAINEE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE THE SIT, AND RESOLVE IT). ALSO, GIVEN THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF CAK'S RADAR/BEACON SYS, THE ACFT NOT TAGGING IMMEDIATELY IS NOT AT ALL UNUSUAL. THE TRAINEE DID ADVISE ACFT #1 OF 'RADAR CONTACT.' THE ENSUING MINS WERE FILLED WITH FREQ CONGESTION AND INCREASED TFC VOLUME.

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.

Cak approach controller failed to establish radar contact on departing D328 and the aircraft exits cak airspace and enters yng approach control airspace without a handoff.