Small aircraft lands with less than required reserve fuel.

Attributes
ACN	188116
Time
Date	199108
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lan
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 208 flight time type : 183
ASRS Report	188116
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Passenger flight from lansing, mi, (lan) to mackinac island, mi, (Y84) and back, in an small aircraft. I made the trip 2 weeks earlier in the same plane in 3.8 hours, burning 42 gallons of fuel. When I landed back at lansing this time, the plane took 46 1/2 gallons of fuel. The plane is rated at 48 gallons usable. Normally, I'd refuel at the destination, but mackinac island doesn't have fuel. I didn't want to stop unnecessarily on the way for fuel to save money on the hobbs meter. I'm going up again tomorrow, though, and you'd better believe I'll stop this time. P.south. Passenger 3 times asked about fuel before and during trip.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA LANDS WITH LESS THAN REQUIRED RESERVE FUEL.

Narrative: PAX FLT FROM LANSING, MI, (LAN) TO MACKINAC ISLAND, MI, (Y84) AND BACK, IN AN SMA. I MADE THE TRIP 2 WKS EARLIER IN THE SAME PLANE IN 3.8 HRS, BURNING 42 GALLONS OF FUEL. WHEN I LANDED BACK AT LANSING THIS TIME, THE PLANE TOOK 46 1/2 GALLONS OF FUEL. THE PLANE IS RATED AT 48 GALLONS USABLE. NORMALLY, I'D REFUEL AT THE DEST, BUT MACKINAC ISLAND DOESN'T HAVE FUEL. I DIDN'T WANT TO STOP UNNECESSARILY ON THE WAY FOR FUEL TO SAVE MONEY ON THE HOBBS METER. I'M GOING UP AGAIN TOMORROW, THOUGH, AND YOU'D BETTER BELIEVE I'LL STOP THIS TIME. P.S. PAX 3 TIMES ASKED ABOUT FUEL BEFORE AND DURING TRIP.

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.