Mdt departs without sufficient fuel due misread dispatch release.

Attributes
ACN	209415
Time
Date	199205
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : stl
State Reference	MO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : roc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 1800
ASRS Report	209415
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

My captain misread dispatch release and departed with insufficient fuel for flight. We noticed this toward the end of the flight and still landed with proper IFR fuel.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MDT DEPARTS WITHOUT SUFFICIENT FUEL DUE MISREAD DISPATCH RELEASE.

Narrative: MY CAPT MISREAD DISPATCH RELEASE AND DEPARTED WITH INSUFFICIENT FUEL FOR FLT. WE NOTICED THIS TOWARD THE END OF THE FLT AND STILL LANDED WITH PROPER IFR FUEL.

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.