A11 controller experienced operational deviation when failing to brief relief regarding lake hood arrival that resulted in traffic entering class B without authority/authorized.

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Attributes
ACN	798605
Time
Date	200808
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : anc.airport
State Reference	AK
Altitude	agl single value : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : a11.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Other
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller limited radar : 3 controller non radar : 2 controller radar : 2 controller time certified in position1 : 0.7
ASRS Report	798605
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry 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 just got done with a busy session on the south side combined with final radar and just before I got a break; a cessna called in 25 mi to the south of anc airport inbound for lake hood sea plane base; which is co-located with anchorage. I told the pilot to squawk a code and proceed inbound on the gravel pit arrival. It is a VFR route through anchorage to lake hood. I made a few more xmissions and got a break. During the brief; I never told the next controller about the cessna because he didn't squawk the right code and he was only a splat. Out of sight; out of mind. He later called approach over anc airport asking to switch to lake hood. Causal factor included a ton of unnecessary requests from tower for unimportant stuff; having final radar combined during a really busy session; and the wind-down after a busy session where I gave the guy a code he didn't squawk so I never saw nor radar contacted him.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A11 CTLR EXPERIENCED OPDEV WHEN FAILING TO BRIEF RELIEF REGARDING LAKE HOOD ARR THAT RESULTED IN TFC ENTERING CLASS B WITHOUT AUTH.

Narrative: I JUST GOT DONE WITH A BUSY SESSION ON THE S SIDE COMBINED WITH FINAL RADAR AND JUST BEFORE I GOT A BREAK; A CESSNA CALLED IN 25 MI TO THE S OF ANC ARPT INBOUND FOR LAKE HOOD SEA PLANE BASE; WHICH IS CO-LOCATED WITH ANCHORAGE. I TOLD THE PLT TO SQUAWK A CODE AND PROCEED INBOUND ON THE GRAVEL PIT ARR. IT IS A VFR RTE THROUGH ANCHORAGE TO LAKE HOOD. I MADE A FEW MORE XMISSIONS AND GOT A BREAK. DURING THE BRIEF; I NEVER TOLD THE NEXT CTLR ABOUT THE CESSNA BECAUSE HE DIDN'T SQUAWK THE RIGHT CODE AND HE WAS ONLY A SPLAT. OUT OF SIGHT; OUT OF MIND. HE LATER CALLED APCH OVER ANC ARPT ASKING TO SWITCH TO LAKE HOOD. CAUSAL FACTOR INCLUDED A TON OF UNNECESSARY REQUESTS FROM TWR FOR UNIMPORTANT STUFF; HAVING FINAL RADAR COMBINED DURING A REALLY BUSY SESSION; AND THE WIND-DOWN AFTER A BUSY SESSION WHERE I GAVE THE GUY A CODE HE DIDN'T SQUAWK SO I NEVER SAW NOR RADAR CONTACTED HIM.

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.