ZID controller forgets to electronically depart IFR flight plan of a C421 to begin tracking, and aircraft exits controller's airspace into another's without a handoff, coming into conflict with another tracked aircraft.

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Attributes
ACN	429363
Time
Date	199902
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : loz.vortac
State Reference	KY
Altitude	msl single value : 9000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zid.artcc
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Golden Eagle 421
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	departure : other published ifr departure
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 5
ASRS Report	429363
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Consequence	faa : investigated
Miss Distance	horizontal : 15000
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

Called for clearance from loz. I cleared him to an initial altitude of 5000 ft. When he departed, I idented him and climbed him to 9000 ft. The aircraft wasn't departed in the host computer, therefore a track was never started. This resulted in aircraft flying through other sector's airspace without coordination. As a result, this aircraft also got within 3 mi of another aircraft. After this, the problem was fixed and track was properly started.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZID CTLR FORGETS TO ELECTRONICALLY DEPART IFR FLT PLAN OF A C421 TO BEGIN TRACKING, AND ACFT EXITS CTLR'S AIRSPACE INTO ANOTHER'S WITHOUT A HDOF, COMING INTO CONFLICT WITH ANOTHER TRACKED ACFT.

Narrative: CALLED FOR CLRNC FROM LOZ. I CLRED HIM TO AN INITIAL ALT OF 5000 FT. WHEN HE DEPARTED, I IDENTED HIM AND CLBED HIM TO 9000 FT. THE ACFT WASN'T DEPARTED IN THE HOST COMPUTER, THEREFORE A TRACK WAS NEVER STARTED. THIS RESULTED IN ACFT FLYING THROUGH OTHER SECTOR'S AIRSPACE WITHOUT COORD. AS A RESULT, THIS ACFT ALSO GOT WITHIN 3 MI OF ANOTHER ACFT. AFTER THIS, THE PROB WAS FIXED AND TRACK WAS PROPERLY STARTED.

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.