Flight crew of an EMB120 departed with insufficient fuel for the trip and had to return land for mor...

Attributes
ACN	335735
Time
Date	199605
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : jnc airport : gjt
State Reference	CO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Brasilia EMB-120 All Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute airway : v134
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	other other : other pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 275 flight time total : 1800
ASRS Report	335735
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We departed gjt airport before fueling aircraft for 1 hour flight. We had some maintenance write-ups so the captain went into terminal to call for control numbers. I stayed with the aircraft and performed postflt inspection and helped flight attendant with bags, as the passenger were boarding. I was first in to the flight deck. The captain was 10 seconds behind me. I was working on the manifest and the captain asked if I had done the before start checklist. I told him 'no.' he then performed the checklist as I completed the manifest. It is at this time that the fuel quantity is checked on the before start checklist. He then started the #2 engine. I was then done with the manifest and joined him in the checklist at #1 engine. I then ran the after start checklist, and called for taxi clearance, IFR clearance before takeoff checklist, and the takeoff finals. Approximately 5 mins into the climb the captain noticed not enough fuel for trip (approximately 1000 pounds). We returned to the airport for fuel. Although he missed the fuel quantity on the checklist we both have responsibility, as a crew, to complete a flight successfully. The checklists should be read command and response. This would eliminate this error in the future.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN EMB120 DEPARTED WITH INSUFFICIENT FUEL FOR THE TRIP AND HAD TO RETURN LAND FOR MORE FUEL.

Narrative: WE DEPARTED GJT ARPT BEFORE FUELING ACFT FOR 1 HR FLT. WE HAD SOME MAINT WRITE-UPS SO THE CAPT WENT INTO TERMINAL TO CALL FOR CTL NUMBERS. I STAYED WITH THE ACFT AND PERFORMED POSTFLT INSPECTION AND HELPED FLT ATTENDANT WITH BAGS, AS THE PAX WERE BOARDING. I WAS FIRST IN TO THE FLT DECK. THE CAPT WAS 10 SECONDS BEHIND ME. I WAS WORKING ON THE MANIFEST AND THE CAPT ASKED IF I HAD DONE THE BEFORE START CHKLIST. I TOLD HIM 'NO.' HE THEN PERFORMED THE CHKLIST AS I COMPLETED THE MANIFEST. IT IS AT THIS TIME THAT THE FUEL QUANTITY IS CHKED ON THE BEFORE START CHKLIST. HE THEN STARTED THE #2 ENG. I WAS THEN DONE WITH THE MANIFEST AND JOINED HIM IN THE CHKLIST AT #1 ENG. I THEN RAN THE AFTER START CHKLIST, AND CALLED FOR TAXI CLRNC, IFR CLRNC BEFORE TKOF CHKLIST, AND THE TKOF FINALS. APPROX 5 MINS INTO THE CLB THE CAPT NOTICED NOT ENOUGH FUEL FOR TRIP (APPROX 1000 LBS). WE RETURNED TO THE ARPT FOR FUEL. ALTHOUGH HE MISSED THE FUEL QUANTITY ON THE CHKLIST WE BOTH HAVE RESPONSIBILITY, AS A CREW, TO COMPLETE A FLT SUCCESSFULLY. THE CHKLISTS SHOULD BE READ COMMAND AND RESPONSE. THIS WOULD ELIMINATE THIS ERROR IN THE FUTURE.

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.

Flight crew of an EMB120 departed with insufficient fuel for the trip and had to return land for more fuel.