Corporate large transport on forced go around declares fuel emergency due being #12 on approach.

Attributes
ACN	200957
Time
Date	199202
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : anc
State Reference	AK
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : anc
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : missed approach other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	200957
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport

Narrative:

I had to declare a fuel emergency after a go around caused by delay of an aircraft in clearing the active runway. After the missed approach my options were to fly the normal traffic pattern in which I was number 12 to land, go to my alternate or declare an emergency in order to get landing priority. The aircraft was an large transport with 6 crew, 111 passenger and 9300 pounds fuel remaining. The first 2 options could have put us in a critical fuel situation either due to traffic or WX causing further landing delays. Our fuel was adequate for all IFR requirements, but I should have added more at our previous destination just in case. The fault appears to be with min ATC separation and a failure of the preceding aircraft to expeditiously exit the runway. I exercised my emergency authority only after weighing the alternatives. I, and my crew, feel this was the safest solution in this situation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CORPORATE LGT ON FORCED GAR DECLARES FUEL EMER DUE BEING #12 ON APCH.

Narrative: I HAD TO DECLARE A FUEL EMER AFTER A GAR CAUSED BY DELAY OF AN ACFT IN CLRING THE ACTIVE RWY. AFTER THE MISSED APCH MY OPTIONS WERE TO FLY THE NORMAL TFC PATTERN IN WHICH I WAS NUMBER 12 TO LAND, GO TO MY ALTERNATE OR DECLARE AN EMER IN ORDER TO GET LNDG PRIORITY. THE ACFT WAS AN LGT WITH 6 CREW, 111 PAX AND 9300 POUNDS FUEL REMAINING. THE FIRST 2 OPTIONS COULD HAVE PUT US IN A CRITICAL FUEL SITUATION EITHER DUE TO TFC OR WX CAUSING FURTHER LNDG DELAYS. OUR FUEL WAS ADEQUATE FOR ALL IFR REQUIREMENTS, BUT I SHOULD HAVE ADDED MORE AT OUR PREVIOUS DEST JUST IN CASE. THE FAULT APPEARS TO BE WITH MIN ATC SEPARATION AND A FAILURE OF THE PRECEDING ACFT TO EXPEDITIOUSLY EXIT THE RWY. I EXERCISED MY EMER AUTHORITY ONLY AFTER WEIGHING THE ALTERNATIVES. I, AND MY CREW, FEEL THIS WAS THE SAFEST SOLUTION IN THIS SITUATION.

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.