Reporter indicates that his aircraft was not handed off to the next sector.

Attributes
ACN	429376
Time
Date	199902
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : trm.vortac
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 17000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zla.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 7000
ASRS Report	429376
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation Intra Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

ATC failed to hand us off to another controller. In other words, they forgot about us. When I inquired about higher, they had no idea where we were at. Controller seemed very busy and apparently forgot to hand us off to the next sector.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR INDICATES THAT HIS ACFT WAS NOT HANDED OFF TO THE NEXT SECTOR.

Narrative: ATC FAILED TO HAND US OFF TO ANOTHER CTLR. IN OTHER WORDS, THEY FORGOT ABOUT US. WHEN I INQUIRED ABOUT HIGHER, THEY HAD NO IDEA WHERE WE WERE AT. CTLR SEEMED VERY BUSY AND APPARENTLY FORGOT TO HAND US OFF TO THE NEXT SECTOR.

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.