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Cpr pilot of a turbo propeller aeronautical commander declared a minimum fuel emergency and diverted to land.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 355661 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199612 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sus |
| State Reference | MO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Rockwell Aero Commander Twin Turboprop Undifferentiated or Other |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zkc |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time total : 10900 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 355661 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Low fuel situation. The problem occurred en route to home base. We were anticipating a better tailwind based on our flight up to pcz, however, the winds aloft changed. As the fuel gauge on the commander has a wide tolerance range, I thought I had more fuel. I filled the aircraft in the morning, but was rushed and did not get a good fill. The low fuel light came on giving us 20 mins of fuel and I declared a low fuel emergency. ATC was great. Their response and help was excellent. We diverted to sus where we refueled. Factors affecting: no jet-a at pcz, last min rush in fueling, turbo commander's fuel system (slow to fill). Corrective actions: FBO's and operators should be issued a notice on the necessity of ensuring turbo commanders are filled correctly. I will take my time fueling no matter what.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CPR PLT OF A TURBO PROP AERO COMMANDER DECLARED A MINIMUM FUEL EMER AND DIVERTED TO LAND.
Narrative: LOW FUEL SIT. THE PROB OCCURRED ENRTE TO HOME BASE. WE WERE ANTICIPATING A BETTER TAILWIND BASED ON OUR FLT UP TO PCZ, HOWEVER, THE WINDS ALOFT CHANGED. AS THE FUEL GAUGE ON THE COMMANDER HAS A WIDE TOLERANCE RANGE, I THOUGHT I HAD MORE FUEL. I FILLED THE ACFT IN THE MORNING, BUT WAS RUSHED AND DID NOT GET A GOOD FILL. THE LOW FUEL LIGHT CAME ON GIVING US 20 MINS OF FUEL AND I DECLARED A LOW FUEL EMER. ATC WAS GREAT. THEIR RESPONSE AND HELP WAS EXCELLENT. WE DIVERTED TO SUS WHERE WE REFUELED. FACTORS AFFECTING: NO JET-A AT PCZ, LAST MIN RUSH IN FUELING, TURBO COMMANDER'S FUEL SYS (SLOW TO FILL). CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: FBO'S AND OPERATORS SHOULD BE ISSUED A NOTICE ON THE NECESSITY OF ENSURING TURBO COMMANDERS ARE FILLED CORRECTLY. I WILL TAKE MY TIME FUELING NO MATTER WHAT.
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.