Pilot departed without required dispatch fuel and returned to airport for fuel.

Attributes
ACN	285656
Time
Date	199409
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cou
State Reference	MO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Route In Use	enroute airway : zkc
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 5900 flight time type : 180
ASRS Report	285656
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed columbia, mo, for stl, mo, with 932 pounds fuel vice 1150 pounds as required by company dispatch. Flight was under part 135 with visual conditions at both departure airport and destination. Followed company checklists and procedures but did not catch lack of minimum fuel till doing after takeoff checklist. Although fuel burn to st louis was only 400 pounds, felt it was best to return to cou to fuel aircraft to level required by dispatch release.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT DEPARTED WITHOUT REQUIRED DISPATCH FUEL AND RETURNED TO ARPT FOR FUEL.

Narrative: DEPARTED COLUMBIA, MO, FOR STL, MO, WITH 932 LBS FUEL VICE 1150 LBS AS REQUIRED BY COMPANY DISPATCH. FLT WAS UNDER PART 135 WITH VISUAL CONDITIONS AT BOTH DEP ARPT AND DEST. FOLLOWED COMPANY CHKLISTS AND PROCS BUT DID NOT CATCH LACK OF MINIMUM FUEL TILL DOING AFTER TKOF CHKLIST. ALTHOUGH FUEL BURN TO ST LOUIS WAS ONLY 400 LBS, FELT IT WAS BEST TO RETURN TO COU TO FUEL ACFT TO LEVEL REQUIRED BY DISPATCH RELEASE.

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.