A BE20 super king air runs out of fuel on short final approach while diverting to U55, ut.

Attributes
ACN	417065
Time
Date	199810
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : u55 airport : u55
State Reference	UT
Altitude	msl bound lower : 24000 msl bound upper : 24000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zlc
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Super King Air 200/Huron
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 9750 flight time type : 20
ASRS Report	417065
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Misjudged fuel on board for flight from hayden, co, to north las vegas, nv. Was forced to land at panquitch, ut, due to fuel starvation. Both engines failed prior to touchdown. No injuries or property/equipment damage resulted. Incident was due entirely to poor flight planning and should not reflect negatively on anyone other than the pilot. Erroneous fuel quantity indications were a contributing factor, but proper flight planning would have revealed the error and resulted in avoidance of this problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BE20 SUPER KING AIR RUNS OUT OF FUEL ON SHORT FINAL APCH WHILE DIVERTING TO U55, UT.

Narrative: MISJUDGED FUEL ON BOARD FOR FLT FROM HAYDEN, CO, TO NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV. WAS FORCED TO LAND AT PANQUITCH, UT, DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. BOTH ENGS FAILED PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY/EQUIP DAMAGE RESULTED. INCIDENT WAS DUE ENTIRELY TO POOR FLT PLANNING AND SHOULD NOT REFLECT NEGATIVELY ON ANYONE OTHER THAN THE PLT. ERRONEOUS FUEL QUANTITY INDICATIONS WERE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR, BUT PROPER FLT PLANNING WOULD HAVE REVEALED THE ERROR AND RESULTED IN AVOIDANCE OF THIS PROB.

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.