ZKC controller does not recognize failed handoff, and aircraft enters next sector without handoff.

Attributes
ACN	528857
Time
Date	200111
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : uin.vortac
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl single value : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc.artcc
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Fighting Falcon F16
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : combined radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 14 controller time certified in position1 : 13
ASRS Report	528857
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Navigational Facility
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Intra Facility Coordination Failure Operational Deviation

Narrative:

I was working radar position combined with radar associate position. I was distraction by aircraft in another part of sector when I noticed that an F16 that had departed ZZZ airport had not been handed off to next sector. The aircraft was in a SID and the computer would not allow an automated handoff. The aircraft entered adjacent airspace prior to handoff.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZKC CTLR DOES NOT RECOGNIZE FAILED HDOF, AND ACFT ENTERS NEXT SECTOR WITHOUT HDOF.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING RADAR POS COMBINED WITH RADAR ASSOCIATE POS. I WAS DISTR BY ACFT IN ANOTHER PART OF SECTOR WHEN I NOTICED THAT AN F16 THAT HAD DEPARTED ZZZ ARPT HAD NOT BEEN HANDED OFF TO NEXT SECTOR. THE ACFT WAS IN A SID AND THE COMPUTER WOULD NOT ALLOW AN AUTOMATED HDOF. THE ACFT ENTERED ADJACENT AIRSPACE PRIOR TO 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.