ZOB controller's traffic enters an adjacent approach controller's airspace without handoff.

Attributes
ACN	585175
Time
Date	200306
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : ewc.vortac
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl single value : 15000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob.artcc tracon : pit.tracon
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 15
ASRS Report	585175
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation
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

Narrative:

I thought I had handed the airplane off but didn't. Then switched the airplane to pit's frequency without the handoff. I talked to pit approach twice about this airplane so I thought they had the handoff.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZOB CTLR'S TFC ENTERS AN ADJACENT APCH CTLR'S AIRSPACE WITHOUT HDOF.

Narrative: I THOUGHT I HAD HANDED THE AIRPLANE OFF BUT DIDN'T. THEN SWITCHED THE AIRPLANE TO PIT'S FREQ WITHOUT THE HDOF. I TALKED TO PIT APCH TWICE ABOUT THIS AIRPLANE SO I THOUGHT THEY HAD THE 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.