ZTL controller experienced operational deviation failing to make handoff.

Attributes
ACN	614595
Time
Date	200309
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : vxv.vortac
State Reference	TN
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Super King Air 200 HDC
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 22 flight time total : 10
ASRS Report	614595
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry 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	Intra Facility Coordination Failure Operational Deviation

Narrative:

I failed to make a handoff on the aircraft. It entered the next sector. The autohdof did not initiate (obviously) and I didn't notice it until the aircraft was 5 mi inside the next sector. I wasn't busy, just distraction with rerouting another aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZTL CTLR EXPERIENCED OPDEV FAILING TO MAKE HDOF.

Narrative: I FAILED TO MAKE A HDOF ON THE ACFT. IT ENTERED THE NEXT SECTOR. THE AUTOHDOF DID NOT INITIATE (OBVIOUSLY) AND I DIDN'T NOTICE IT UNTIL THE ACFT WAS 5 MI INSIDE THE NEXT SECTOR. I WASN'T BUSY, JUST DISTR WITH REROUTING ANOTHER ACFT.

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.