Lj-24 crew encountered WX below landing minimums. They delayed too long and were forced to declare a minimum fuel state en route to the diversion airport.

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Attributes
ACN	534600
Time
Date	200201
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lvk.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	Fog other
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lvk.tower tower : zzz2.tower
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Learjet 24
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time total : 5200
ASRS Report	534600
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : fuel quantity indication other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist flight crew : executed missed approach flight crew : diverted to another airport none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

During routine flight to refuel at ccr, concorde, ca we encountered un-forecast low IFR conditions. After two approachs at concord, which were unsuccessful we decided to rtn to known VFR conditions at lvk, livermore, ca. En route we reached low fuel state and declared 'minimum fuel' with stockton approach to ensure unnecessary vectors. Made normal landing at lvk airport. Was asked to call tower to explain problem. To prevent this problem from happening again, we would limit the attempts of approachs. This flight was a valuable lesson about how quickly things can change, and you must always have a plan to ensure landing safely without reaching low fuel sits.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LJ-24 CREW ENCOUNTERED WX BELOW LNDG MINIMUMS. THEY DELAYED TOO LONG AND WERE FORCED TO DECLARE A MINIMUM FUEL STATE ENRTE TO THE DIVERSION ARPT.

Narrative: DURING ROUTINE FLT TO REFUEL AT CCR, CONCORDE, CA WE ENCOUNTERED UN-FORECAST LOW IFR CONDITIONS. AFTER TWO APCHS AT CONCORD, WHICH WERE UNSUCCESSFUL WE DECIDED TO RTN TO KNOWN VFR CONDITIONS AT LVK, LIVERMORE, CA. ENRTE WE REACHED LOW FUEL STATE AND DECLARED 'MINIMUM FUEL' WITH STOCKTON APCH TO ENSURE UNNECESSARY VECTORS. MADE NORMAL LNDG AT LVK ARPT. WAS ASKED TO CALL TWR TO EXPLAIN PROB. TO PREVENT THIS PROB FROM HAPPENING AGAIN, WE WOULD LIMIT THE ATTEMPTS OF APCHS. THIS FLT WAS A VALUABLE LESSON ABOUT HOW QUICKLY THINGS CAN CHANGE, AND YOU MUST ALWAYS HAVE A PLAN TO ENSURE LNDG SAFELY WITHOUT REACHING LOW FUEL SITS.

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.