BE400 captain reported that the aircraft departed with less fuel than was needed for the trip and go...

Attributes
ACN	1720754
Time
Date	202001
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.TRACON
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Beechjet 400
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Descent
Route In Use	STAR ZZZZZ
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Flight Instructor
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 104.7 Flight Crew Total 5759.2 Flight Crew Type 759
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue

Narrative:

On a passenger flight departing from ZZZ to ZZZ1; with a very inexperienced first officer we neglected to put the sufficient amount of fuel on the aircraft for the trip. The plan required about 4;000 lbs to land with about 1;000 lbs of reserve fuel. When we were about 200 nm from the destination we got a low fuel light. We advised ATC that we were low on fuel and required priority handling. We were over water at the time. So diverting was not an option. Scary!!! We should have landed with about 1;000 lbs of reserve fuel. Instead we landed with about 500 lbs of fuel! Very embarrassing and humbling experience.I don't mean to reject responsibility. But I distinctly remember asking the inexperienced first officer prior to departing if everything was ready to go. His answer was 'I don't know'...that should have been a sign of trouble. In the future I will always ask the other pilot specifically he/she agrees we have enough fuel for the trip.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE400 Captain reported that the aircraft departed with less fuel than was needed for the trip and got a low fuel light during cruise. The flight landed with less than the required amount of reserve fuel.

Narrative: On a passenger flight departing from ZZZ to ZZZ1; with a VERY inexperienced FO we neglected to put the sufficient amount of fuel on the aircraft for the trip. The plan required about 4;000 lbs to land with about 1;000 lbs of reserve fuel. When we were about 200 nm from the destination we got a low fuel light. We advised ATC that we were low on fuel and required priority handling. We were over water at the time. So diverting was not an option. Scary!!! We should have landed with about 1;000 lbs of reserve fuel. Instead we landed with about 500 lbs of fuel! Very embarrassing and humbling experience.I don't mean to reject responsibility. But I distinctly remember asking the inexperienced FO prior to departing if everything was ready to go. His answer was 'I don't know'...that should have been a sign of trouble. In the future I will always ask the other pilot specifically he/she agrees we have enough fuel for the trip.

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BE400 captain reported that the aircraft departed with less fuel than was needed for the trip and got a low fuel light during cruise. The flight landed with less than the required amount of reserve fuel.