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| Attributes | |
| ACN | 784655 | 
| Time | |
| Date | 200805 | 
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 | 
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : dhp.vortac | 
| State Reference | FL | 
| Altitude | msl single value : 18000 | 
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC | 
| Light | Daylight | 
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zma.artcc tower : zzz.tower  | 
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier | 
| 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 | 
| Experience | controller radar : 18 | 
| ASRS Report | 784655 | 
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry non adherence : required legal separation  | 
| 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 | Operational Deviation | 
Narrative:
I was working R47 at ZMA (the d-side was not staffed) and received a handoff from R46 on air carrier X turning direct eyw. I pointed out the aircraft to R24 and handed it off to the next sector which should have been R26 (usually combined at R06). When I shipped the aircraft; I noticed that R05 had the handoff and used the R05 frequency. Later; I could not recall if I had initially handed off the aircraft to R26 or to R05 by mistake. If I did not initially hand it off to R26; the aircraft may have entered R26 airspace without a handoff or pointout.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZMA CTLR DESCRIBED POSSIBLE OPDEV WHEN HDOF TO WRONG SECTOR MAY HAVE OCCURRED.
Narrative: I WAS WORKING R47 AT ZMA (THE D-SIDE WAS NOT STAFFED) AND RECEIVED A HDOF FROM R46 ON ACR X TURNING DIRECT EYW. I POINTED OUT THE ACFT TO R24 AND HANDED IT OFF TO THE NEXT SECTOR WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN R26 (USUALLY COMBINED AT R06). WHEN I SHIPPED THE ACFT; I NOTICED THAT R05 HAD THE HDOF AND USED THE R05 FREQ. LATER; I COULD NOT RECALL IF I HAD INITIALLY HANDED OFF THE ACFT TO R26 OR TO R05 BY MISTAKE. IF I DID NOT INITIALLY HAND IT OFF TO R26; THE ACFT MAY HAVE ENTERED R26 AIRSPACE WITHOUT A HDOF OR POINTOUT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.