Narrative:

Flew to ffu VOR and entered holding at 17000 ft for an expected clearance time of XX20L while snow was removed. Gjt was the alternate and was 150 broken, 100 visibility. We figured if we left holding with 15000 pounds fuel we could shoot the approach, go missed, fly to gjt and land with over 6000 ft reserve. We started the approach with 16500 pounds fuel. Inside the marker we called tower and were told to continue. An small aircraft was cleared to land ahead of us. We had the runway end in sight at approximately 1 mi. Tower asked the small aircraft if he was clear. His response was, 'yes, I think so.' due to the confusion, we initiated a go around simultaneously with the tower directing 'go around.' we had 15500 pounds fuel and we told tower or approach that we would like to land with little delay and we called 'minimum fuel.' we were vectored to an 8 mi final and landed uneventfully. After a telephone call to tower, it became known to me that the small aircraft was clear of the runway but was stuck in the snow just outside of the runway lights. Tower had determined that the runway was clear and safe to land even though the small aircraft was within the runway limits. Tower declared the emergency and allowed us to land. We shut down with 13500 pounds fuel. Taxi markings and lights were hard to read due to the snow. The small aircraft apparently just taxied into the snow. Tower did an excellent job!

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TWR DECLARED AN EMER AND PROVIDED EXPEDITIOUS HANDLING WHEN LGT DECLARED 'MINIMUM FUEL.'

Narrative: FLEW TO FFU VOR AND ENTERED HOLDING AT 17000 FT FOR AN EXPECTED CLRNC TIME OF XX20L WHILE SNOW WAS REMOVED. GJT WAS THE ALTERNATE AND WAS 150 BROKEN, 100 VISIBILITY. WE FIGURED IF WE LEFT HOLDING WITH 15000 LBS FUEL WE COULD SHOOT THE APCH, GO MISSED, FLY TO GJT AND LAND WITH OVER 6000 FT RESERVE. WE STARTED THE APCH WITH 16500 LBS FUEL. INSIDE THE MARKER WE CALLED TWR AND WERE TOLD TO CONTINUE. AN SMA WAS CLRED TO LAND AHEAD OF US. WE HAD THE RWY END IN SIGHT AT APPROX 1 MI. TWR ASKED THE SMA IF HE WAS CLR. HIS RESPONSE WAS, 'YES, I THINK SO.' DUE TO THE CONFUSION, WE INITIATED A GAR SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE TWR DIRECTING 'GAR.' WE HAD 15500 LBS FUEL AND WE TOLD TWR OR APCH THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO LAND WITH LITTLE DELAY AND WE CALLED 'MINIMUM FUEL.' WE WERE VECTORED TO AN 8 MI FINAL AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. AFTER A TELEPHONE CALL TO TWR, IT BECAME KNOWN TO ME THAT THE SMA WAS CLR OF THE RWY BUT WAS STUCK IN THE SNOW JUST OUTSIDE OF THE RWY LIGHTS. TWR HAD DETERMINED THAT THE RWY WAS CLR AND SAFE TO LAND EVEN THOUGH THE SMA WAS WITHIN THE RWY LIMITS. TWR DECLARED THE EMER AND ALLOWED US TO LAND. WE SHUT DOWN WITH 13500 LBS FUEL. TAXI MARKINGS AND LIGHTS WERE HARD TO READ DUE TO THE SNOW. THE SMA APPARENTLY JUST TAXIED INTO THE SNOW. TWR DID AN EXCELLENT JOB!

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.