Pilot of light twin engine aircraft runs a tank dry close to destination.

Attributes
ACN	117739
Time
Date	198907
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : coq
State Reference	MN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : coq
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 2700 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	117739
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I miscalculated fuel quantity and ran 1 side empty 10 mi from airport. Landed with no further problems. Gauges were inaccurate. Calculations of quantity were inaccurate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF LIGHT TWIN ENGINE ACFT RUNS A TANK DRY CLOSE TO DESTINATION.

Narrative: I MISCALCULATED FUEL QUANTITY AND RAN 1 SIDE EMPTY 10 MI FROM ARPT. LANDED WITH NO FURTHER PROBS. GAUGES WERE INACCURATE. CALCULATIONS OF QUANTITY WERE INACCURATE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.