Low fuel emergency declared by light transport air carrier when destination airport closed and alternate airport not suitable account terminal area WX.

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Attributes
ACN	228983
Time
Date	199212
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zse
State Reference	WA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 11000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	other other other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zse
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 4300 flight time type : 210
ASRS Report	228983
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 6200 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	228881
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

The event took place on a trip from sea to pdx then to eug. Fuel on board to pdx met far IFR requirements. Had to hold over helens intersection (33 NM north of btg). Efc ran out and extended us in hold 10-15 more mins. Pdx now closed due to runway closure for planning. Proceeded to rdm for landing. Rdm WX going down along with our fuel. Eug looking better and decided to fly there. Reported to sea center of situation and declared emergency. Landed in eug uneventfully. Departed eug to pdx. Winds at pdx very strong and gusty. Received 1 wind report that did not exceed any crosswind components. Landed again uneventfully. Supplemental information from acn 228881: we proceeded to eug and landed with 35 mins fuel on board. We encountered gusty winds in pdx. To my best knowledge the winds during my landing pdx did not exceed any crosswind limits. In addition, other aircraft did not execute a go around nor did the tower change runways until well after our landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LOW FUEL EMER DECLARED BY LTT ACR WHEN DEST ARPT CLOSED AND ALTERNATE ARPT NOT SUITABLE ACCOUNT TERMINAL AREA WX.

Narrative: THE EVENT TOOK PLACE ON A TRIP FROM SEA TO PDX THEN TO EUG. FUEL ON BOARD TO PDX MET FAR IFR REQUIREMENTS. HAD TO HOLD OVER HELENS INTXN (33 NM N OF BTG). EFC RAN OUT AND EXTENDED US IN HOLD 10-15 MORE MINS. PDX NOW CLOSED DUE TO RWY CLOSURE FOR PLANNING. PROCEEDED TO RDM FOR LNDG. RDM WX GOING DOWN ALONG WITH OUR FUEL. EUG LOOKING BETTER AND DECIDED TO FLY THERE. RPTED TO SEA CTR OF SITUATION AND DECLARED EMER. LANDED IN EUG UNEVENTFULLY. DEPARTED EUG TO PDX. WINDS AT PDX VERY STRONG AND GUSTY. RECEIVED 1 WIND RPT THAT DID NOT EXCEED ANY XWIND COMPONENTS. LANDED AGAIN UNEVENTFULLY. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 228881: WE PROCEEDED TO EUG AND LANDED WITH 35 MINS FUEL ON BOARD. WE ENCOUNTERED GUSTY WINDS IN PDX. TO MY BEST KNOWLEDGE THE WINDS DURING MY LNDG PDX DID NOT EXCEED ANY XWIND LIMITS. IN ADDITION, OTHER ACFT DID NOT EXECUTE A GAR NOR DID THE TWR CHANGE RWYS UNTIL WELL AFTER OUR LNDG.

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.