Narrative:

Flight departed shd for bwi with 1150 pounds of fuel. WX forecast indicated VFR (1 hour before to 1 hour after ETA). Upon arrival at bwi, WX was 300-1 fog. Received vectors for ILS 15L, but was canceled due to runway closure (WX). ATC began vectoring and advised to expect ILS 10. After some time, ATC advised there may be a delay, we advised ATC that we were 15 mins to 'minimum fuel.' ATC advised to expect vectors for ILS 10 and began vectoring us east for the downwind. The downwind became 20 mi with a 12 mi final. We were not given priority handling and began approach. At decision ht, we went missed approach, asked for immediate vectors to dca and declared an emergency. We landed at dca with 200 pounds of fuel on board. I believe this situation could have been avoided if ATC would have given us priority handling and sequenced us in sooner for the approach, because aircraft were landing earlier and WX conditions deteriorated as time went on. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states there was no FAA involvement after the fact. Only problem was a chewing out he received from his boss. Reporter feels boss was covering his backside as he had sent a memo just 3 days before regarding no carrying extra fuel because it was holiday season and heavy loads, so no tankering fuel. Reporter made written report to check pilot and was pleased to do so since he was still here to do it and was not another statistic.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LTT ENCOUNTERS WX NOT FORECAST, MAKES MISSED APCH, DIVERTS DUE MINIMUM FUEL.

Narrative: FLT DEPARTED SHD FOR BWI WITH 1150 LBS OF FUEL. WX FORECAST INDICATED VFR (1 HR BEFORE TO 1 HR AFTER ETA). UPON ARR AT BWI, WX WAS 300-1 FOG. RECEIVED VECTORS FOR ILS 15L, BUT WAS CANCELED DUE TO RWY CLOSURE (WX). ATC BEGAN VECTORING AND ADVISED TO EXPECT ILS 10. AFTER SOME TIME, ATC ADVISED THERE MAY BE A DELAY, WE ADVISED ATC THAT WE WERE 15 MINS TO 'MINIMUM FUEL.' ATC ADVISED TO EXPECT VECTORS FOR ILS 10 AND BEGAN VECTORING US E FOR THE DOWNWIND. THE DOWNWIND BECAME 20 MI WITH A 12 MI FINAL. WE WERE NOT GIVEN PRIORITY HANDLING AND BEGAN APCH. AT DECISION HT, WE WENT MISSED APCH, ASKED FOR IMMEDIATE VECTORS TO DCA AND DECLARED AN EMER. WE LANDED AT DCA WITH 200 LBS OF FUEL ON BOARD. I BELIEVE THIS SIT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF ATC WOULD HAVE GIVEN US PRIORITY HANDLING AND SEQUENCED US IN SOONER FOR THE APCH, BECAUSE ACFT WERE LNDG EARLIER AND WX CONDITIONS DETERIORATED AS TIME WENT ON. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES THERE WAS NO FAA INVOLVEMENT AFTER THE FACT. ONLY PROB WAS A CHEWING OUT HE RECEIVED FROM HIS BOSS. RPTR FEELS BOSS WAS COVERING HIS BACKSIDE AS HE HAD SENT A MEMO JUST 3 DAYS BEFORE REGARDING NO CARRYING EXTRA FUEL BECAUSE IT WAS HOLIDAY SEASON AND HVY LOADS, SO NO TANKERING FUEL. RPTR MADE WRITTEN RPT TO CHK PLT AND WAS PLEASED TO DO SO SINCE HE WAS STILL HERE TO DO IT AND WAS NOT ANOTHER STATISTIC.

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.