Center controller allowed IFR aircraft to enter approach control airspace without prior coordination...

Attributes
ACN	93245
Time
Date	198808
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ocf airport : tpa
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx tracon : tpa
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 14
ASRS Report	93245
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

Aircraft came on frequency requesting an IFR clearance to tpa from over olf. Aircraft transponder was inoperative as was DME. By the time aircraft was finally issued an IFR clearance it had proceeded into tpa approach's airspace, non radar and west/O prior coordination. Contributing factors in the 8 mins from initial call to clearance delivery were poor aircraft transmitters and a call sign error. Aircraft was extremely hard to understand and had filed under a different call sign. By the time a clearance was issued, I was getting relieved and the sense of urgency to coordinate immediately with tpa approach was not grasped by the relieving controller, hence the aircraft entered tpa approach's airspace prior to coordination.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CENTER CTLR ALLOWED IFR ACFT TO ENTER APCH CTL AIRSPACE WITHOUT PRIOR COORD.

Narrative: ACFT CAME ON FREQ REQUESTING AN IFR CLRNC TO TPA FROM OVER OLF. ACFT TRANSPONDER WAS INOP AS WAS DME. BY THE TIME ACFT WAS FINALLY ISSUED AN IFR CLRNC IT HAD PROCEEDED INTO TPA APCH'S AIRSPACE, NON RADAR AND W/O PRIOR COORD. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS IN THE 8 MINS FROM INITIAL CALL TO CLRNC DELIVERY WERE POOR ACFT XMITTERS AND A CALL SIGN ERROR. ACFT WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO UNDERSTAND AND HAD FILED UNDER A DIFFERENT CALL SIGN. BY THE TIME A CLRNC WAS ISSUED, I WAS GETTING RELIEVED AND THE SENSE OF URGENCY TO COORDINATE IMMEDIATELY WITH TPA APCH WAS NOT GRASPED BY THE RELIEVING CTLR, HENCE THE ACFT ENTERED TPA APCH'S AIRSPACE PRIOR TO COORD.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.