Narrative:

En route to fayetteville, ar, from dfw with tulsa, ok, as our alternate. Fayetteville's WX was 0 broken 5 overcast and 1 mi visibility. We shot the approach and missed. After our missed approach we started for tulsa. Razorback approach informed us that ft smith, ar, was 1500 ft overcast and 4 mi visibility. Tulsa was 4 overcast and 1 mi visibility. We started for ft smith. Ft smith's main runway 7/25 was closed and the ILS OTS. We shot the VOR DME runway 7 circle to runway 1. Inside the FAF ft smith came out with new WX, 6 overcast 1 1/4 mi visibility. We continued the approach. At minimums we did not see anything. We executed the missed approach. After the missed we looked at our fuel. We had about 45 mins of fuel left. We estimated tulsa at 30 mins. We requested direct tulsa, declared minimum fuel and an emergency. We determined that tulsa was the nearest suitable airport because of the WX in the area and availability of approach plates. Tulsa was landing runways 18L/right, we requested runway 36R ILS. They turned the ILS around for us. We landed with an estimated 10-15 mins of fuel on board. The landing was uneventful, the passenger deplaned without any idea. Another contributing factor was that regional approach (dfw) kept us low for an extended length of time (at least 20 mins). We burn nearly twice as much fuel at low altitudes.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF A EMB120 DECLARED A MINIMUM FUEL EMER AFTER MAKING A MISSED APCH AT BOTH DEST, AND A SUBSEQUENT ALTERNATE ARPT, DUE TO WX BELOW MINIMUM. ACTUAL WX DETERIORATED BELOW MINIMUMS WHILE ENRTE.

Narrative: ENRTE TO FAYETTEVILLE, AR, FROM DFW WITH TULSA, OK, AS OUR ALTERNATE. FAYETTEVILLE'S WX WAS 0 BROKEN 5 OVCST AND 1 MI VISIBILITY. WE SHOT THE APCH AND MISSED. AFTER OUR MISSED APCH WE STARTED FOR TULSA. RAZORBACK APCH INFORMED US THAT FT SMITH, AR, WAS 1500 FT OVCST AND 4 MI VISIBILITY. TULSA WAS 4 OVCST AND 1 MI VISIBILITY. WE STARTED FOR FT SMITH. FT SMITH'S MAIN RWY 7/25 WAS CLOSED AND THE ILS OTS. WE SHOT THE VOR DME RWY 7 CIRCLE TO RWY 1. INSIDE THE FAF FT SMITH CAME OUT WITH NEW WX, 6 OVCST 1 1/4 MI VISIBILITY. WE CONTINUED THE APCH. AT MINIMUMS WE DID NOT SEE ANYTHING. WE EXECUTED THE MISSED APCH. AFTER THE MISSED WE LOOKED AT OUR FUEL. WE HAD ABOUT 45 MINS OF FUEL LEFT. WE ESTIMATED TULSA AT 30 MINS. WE REQUESTED DIRECT TULSA, DECLARED MINIMUM FUEL AND AN EMER. WE DETERMINED THAT TULSA WAS THE NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT BECAUSE OF THE WX IN THE AREA AND AVAILABILITY OF APCH PLATES. TULSA WAS LNDG RWYS 18L/R, WE REQUESTED RWY 36R ILS. THEY TURNED THE ILS AROUND FOR US. WE LANDED WITH AN ESTIMATED 10-15 MINS OF FUEL ON BOARD. THE LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL, THE PAX DEPLANED WITHOUT ANY IDEA. ANOTHER CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THAT REGIONAL APCH (DFW) KEPT US LOW FOR AN EXTENDED LENGTH OF TIME (AT LEAST 20 MINS). WE BURN NEARLY TWICE AS MUCH FUEL AT LOW ALTS.

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.