<< >> NASA ASRS Report 199793, January 1992

Flight crew of light transport departed a fuel stop airport without being refueled. Discovered fuel shortage in air and landed nearest suitable airport csg.

Attributes
ACN	199793
Time
Date	199201
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tlh
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl tower : csg
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent other landing other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	199793
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airport	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

I was PIC of an light transport on a flight from tlh to bna. My first officer and I had flown the aircraft from bna-tlh and had been on the ground 40 mins before our departure. We had a normal preflight and departure. 20 mins into the flight, a check of the gauges showed that we were low on fuel. The flight release required 3000 pounds of fuel for departure. We were indicating 1000 pounds remaining and only 600 pounds used. I declared an emergency because I was unsure of our fuel state. We landed at the nearest suitable airport, columbus, GA. We had 45 mins of fuel remaining on the gauges when we shut down. An inspection showed no fuel leaks and that the gauges were correct. I called tlh and they confirmed that they had failed to fuel the aircraft. Both my first officer and I had misread the fuel gauges on the preflight inspection. I am now reading fuel gauges on the preflight inspection. I am now reading fuel quantity out loud when I respond to that item on the checklist.

Related reports:

• An air carrier light transport flight crew departed lax for ...

	Enter your search terms Submit search form
	Web www.37000feet.com

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF LTT DEPARTED A FUEL STOP ARPT WITHOUT BEING REFUELED. DISCOVERED FUEL SHORTAGE IN AIR AND LANDED NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT CSG.

Narrative: I WAS PIC OF AN LTT ON A FLT FROM TLH TO BNA. MY FO AND I HAD FLOWN THE ACFT FROM BNA-TLH AND HAD BEEN ON THE GND 40 MINS BEFORE OUR DEP. WE HAD A NORMAL PREFLT AND DEP. 20 MINS INTO THE FLT, A CHK OF THE GAUGES SHOWED THAT WE WERE LOW ON FUEL. THE FLT RELEASE REQUIRED 3000 POUNDS OF FUEL FOR DEP. WE WERE INDICATING 1000 POUNDS REMAINING AND ONLY 600 POUNDS USED. I DECLARED AN EMER BECAUSE I WAS UNSURE OF OUR FUEL STATE. WE LANDED AT THE NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT, COLUMBUS, GA. WE HAD 45 MINS OF FUEL REMAINING ON THE GAUGES WHEN WE SHUT DOWN. AN INSPECTION SHOWED NO FUEL LEAKS AND THAT THE GAUGES WERE CORRECT. I CALLED TLH AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THEY HAD FAILED TO FUEL THE ACFT. BOTH MY FO AND I HAD MISREAD THE FUEL GAUGES ON THE PREFLT INSPECTION. I AM NOW READING FUEL GAUGES ON THE PREFLT INSPECTION. I AM NOW READING FUEL QUANTITY OUT LOUD WHEN I RESPOND TO THAT ITEM ON THE CHKLIST.

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.