Reporter experiences low fuel state at alternate with marginal WX.

Attributes
ACN	290345
Time
Date	199411
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pit
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pit tower : pit tracon : mem
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Jetstream 31
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : missed approach other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 10100 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	290345
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On nov/xa/94 we took off from the pit airport. The flight was to go from pit to roa. When we left pit the WX was at minimums at roa. We had 2100 pounds of fuel when we left the gate at pit and after we did 2 approachs at roa we had about 1100 pounds of fuel left. We were unable to land because of the WX at roa. We went to our alternating airport pit. When we got to pit we were down to about 600 pounds of fuel. I told them we would need to and as soon as we could because of low fuel. We landed with 300 pounds of fuel. I think this could have been avoided by having more reserve fuel on board. Our company only flight plans us with 450 pounds of fuel. That is only 45 mins of fuel.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR EXPERIENCES LOW FUEL STATE AT ALTERNATE WITH MARGINAL WX.

Narrative: ON NOV/XA/94 WE TOOK OFF FROM THE PIT ARPT. THE FLT WAS TO GO FROM PIT TO ROA. WHEN WE LEFT PIT THE WX WAS AT MINIMUMS AT ROA. WE HAD 2100 LBS OF FUEL WHEN WE LEFT THE GATE AT PIT AND AFTER WE DID 2 APCHS AT ROA WE HAD ABOUT 1100 LBS OF FUEL LEFT. WE WERE UNABLE TO LAND BECAUSE OF THE WX AT ROA. WE WENT TO OUR ALTERNATING ARPT PIT. WHEN WE GOT TO PIT WE WERE DOWN TO ABOUT 600 LBS OF FUEL. I TOLD THEM WE WOULD NEED TO AND AS SOON AS WE COULD BECAUSE OF LOW FUEL. WE LANDED WITH 300 LBS OF FUEL. I THINK THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED BY HAVING MORE RESERVE FUEL ON BOARD. OUR COMPANY ONLY FLT PLANS US WITH 450 LBS OF FUEL. THAT IS ONLY 45 MINS OF FUEL.

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.