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Cpr DC9-15 ferry flight from eyw to fll declares minimum fuel emergency and requests landing runway 13 versus runway 9. Landed without incident. Fuel remaining 900 pounds.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 353713 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199611 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fll |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 1200 agl bound upper : 1200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mia tower : fll tower : lax |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 10 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 4800 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 353713 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
After passenger dropoff at key west, ferry to fll (home base). Due to short field at key west, I planned on being light enough to return to fll. I misjudged the amount of fuel required for the 118 mi leg due to the fact I was kept lower than planned for crossing restrs, and slower traffic ahead. As that traffic slowed even further 4 mi from the airport I declared a minimum fuel situation to prevent a go around and requested a landing on runway 13 as opposed to runway 9. This was granted and landed without incident. In retrospect: 1) I will not try to let my superiors influence my decision to use a runway that I feel is less than required for a safe trip. 2) take on more than required fuel. 3) encourage my copilot to voice any and all concerns about the fuel/runway required for all trips. (He was extremely quiet during this trip.) 4) I landed with 900 pounds remaining, approximately 9 mins to fuel exhaustion.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CPR DC9-15 FERRY FLT FROM EYW TO FLL DECLARES MINIMUM FUEL EMER AND REQUESTS LNDG RWY 13 VERSUS RWY 9. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FUEL REMAINING 900 LBS.
Narrative: AFTER PAX DROPOFF AT KEY WEST, FERRY TO FLL (HOME BASE). DUE TO SHORT FIELD AT KEY WEST, I PLANNED ON BEING LIGHT ENOUGH TO RETURN TO FLL. I MISJUDGED THE AMOUNT OF FUEL REQUIRED FOR THE 118 MI LEG DUE TO THE FACT I WAS KEPT LOWER THAN PLANNED FOR XING RESTRS, AND SLOWER TFC AHEAD. AS THAT TFC SLOWED EVEN FURTHER 4 MI FROM THE ARPT I DECLARED A MINIMUM FUEL SIT TO PREVENT A GAR AND REQUESTED A LNDG ON RWY 13 AS OPPOSED TO RWY 9. THIS WAS GRANTED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. IN RETROSPECT: 1) I WILL NOT TRY TO LET MY SUPERIORS INFLUENCE MY DECISION TO USE A RWY THAT I FEEL IS LESS THAN REQUIRED FOR A SAFE TRIP. 2) TAKE ON MORE THAN REQUIRED FUEL. 3) ENCOURAGE MY COPLT TO VOICE ANY AND ALL CONCERNS ABOUT THE FUEL/RWY REQUIRED FOR ALL TRIPS. (HE WAS EXTREMELY QUIET DURING THIS TRIP.) 4) I LANDED WITH 900 LBS REMAINING, APPROX 9 MINS TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.
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.