<< >> NASA ASRS Report 497660, January 2001

Relieving ZME controller does not obtain relief briefing and later observes an aircraft under his control entering ZKC airspace without a handoff.

Attributes
ACN	497660
Time
Date	200101
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : rzc.vortac
State Reference	AR
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc.artcc artcc : zme.artcc tower : mke.tower
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar pilot : student
Experience	controller limited radar : 3 controller radar : 1 flight time total : 10
ASRS Report	497660
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure Operational Deviation

Narrative:

I relieved a person on the mid shift who seemed very tired or sleepy. That controller got up to leave and I did not get a briefing. I started my scan as soon as I sat down and noticed an aircraft had deviated another center's airspace. I called with a handoff to that center and they took it. The aircraft had already entered the adjoining center's airspace before I sat down. I did not write down the aircraft altitude or call sign and after my relief came I did not find it to write down, so I had forgotten the call sign and altitude.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RELIEVING ZME CTLR DOES NOT OBTAIN RELIEF BRIEFING AND LATER OBSERVES AN ACFT UNDER HIS CTL ENTERING ZKC AIRSPACE WITHOUT A HDOF.

Narrative: I RELIEVED A PERSON ON THE MID SHIFT WHO SEEMED VERY TIRED OR SLEEPY. THAT CTLR GOT UP TO LEAVE AND I DID NOT GET A BRIEFING. I STARTED MY SCAN AS SOON AS I SAT DOWN AND NOTICED AN ACFT HAD DEVIATED ANOTHER CTR'S AIRSPACE. I CALLED WITH A HDOF TO THAT CTR AND THEY TOOK IT. THE ACFT HAD ALREADY ENTERED THE ADJOINING CTR'S AIRSPACE BEFORE I SAT DOWN. I DID NOT WRITE DOWN THE ACFT ALT OR CALL SIGN AND AFTER MY RELIEF CAME I DID NOT FIND IT TO WRITE DOWN, SO I HAD FORGOTTEN THE CALL SIGN AND ALT.

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.