An air carrier light transport took off with insufficient fuel for its trip.

Attributes
ACN	227366
Time
Date	199212
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute airway : dfw
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 12500 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	227366
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed dallas/ft worth, with insufficient fuel for flight to destination, fuel gauges misread during checklist. Returned to dfw. Emergency not declared.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR LTT TOOK OFF WITH INSUFFICIENT FUEL FOR ITS TRIP.

Narrative: DEPARTED DALLAS/FT WORTH, WITH INSUFFICIENT FUEL FOR FLT TO DEST, FUEL GAUGES MISREAD DURING CHKLIST. RETURNED TO DFW. EMER NOT DECLARED.

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.