Light transport cpr aircraft prior to taxi wasn't fueled and reporter pilot accepted the aircraft because he had been briefed by previous pilot that a fuel gauge was inaccurate. Thus, he assumed the fuel load anomaly was due to the gauge.

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Attributes
ACN	400114
Time
Date	199804
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jms
State Reference	ND
Altitude	msl bound lower : 24000 msl bound upper : 24000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zmp tower : fll
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Super King Air 200/Huron
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other ground : preflight other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 5350
ASRS Report	400114
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 3450 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	400112
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure 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:

Before departing on the flight, I was told about a suspected fuel gauge malfunction. It was also my understanding that the aircraft had been refueled. The fuel gauges read low when I turned on the battery, but I discounted this to the suspected malfunction, and I was confident the outboards had been topped off. On the second leg of the 2 leg flight, the right engine flamed. I landed at jamestown and when I refueled, I realized the aircraft had not been refueled prior to the first flight. Primary cause was miscom.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LTT CPR ACFT PRIOR TO TAXI WASN'T FUELED AND RPTR PLT ACCEPTED THE ACFT BECAUSE HE HAD BEEN BRIEFED BY PREVIOUS PLT THAT A FUEL GAUGE WAS INACCURATE. THUS, HE ASSUMED THE FUEL LOAD ANOMALY WAS DUE TO THE GAUGE.

Narrative: BEFORE DEPARTING ON THE FLT, I WAS TOLD ABOUT A SUSPECTED FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTION. IT WAS ALSO MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE ACFT HAD BEEN REFUELED. THE FUEL GAUGES READ LOW WHEN I TURNED ON THE BATTERY, BUT I DISCOUNTED THIS TO THE SUSPECTED MALFUNCTION, AND I WAS CONFIDENT THE OUTBOARDS HAD BEEN TOPPED OFF. ON THE SECOND LEG OF THE 2 LEG FLT, THE R ENG FLAMED. I LANDED AT JAMESTOWN AND WHEN I REFUELED, I REALIZED THE ACFT HAD NOT BEEN REFUELED PRIOR TO THE FIRST FLT. PRIMARY CAUSE WAS MISCOM.

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.