ZDC center controller fails to handoff aircraft to next sector.

Attributes
ACN	576393
Time
Date	200303
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : sie.vortac
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl single value : 41000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc.artcc artcc : zbw.artcc
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Gulfstream IV
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 10 controller time certified in position1 : 7
ASRS Report	576393
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation Intra Facility Coordination Failure Inter Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

Aircraft under my control was not properly handed off to next ZDC sector. Aircraft transited sector, limited data block unnoticed. Center alerted ZDC to unidented traffic that had entered their airspace.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZDC CTR CTLR FAILS TO HDOF ACFT TO NEXT SECTOR.

Narrative: ACFT UNDER MY CTL WAS NOT PROPERLY HANDED OFF TO NEXT ZDC SECTOR. ACFT TRANSITED SECTOR, LIMITED DATA BLOCK UNNOTICED. CTR ALERTED ZDC TO UNIDENTED TFC THAT HAD ENTERED THEIR AIRSPACE.

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.