Narrative:

I had flown a trip from mle to msp the day before. I departed mle on feb/xa/99 en route to gri for maintenance work. I departed with almost full nacelle tanks, approximately 55-60 gallons per side. I had to fly the ILS runway 35 gri approach. After a full day of maintenance, I filed an IFR flight plan from gri to ahq, our home base. I filed for 20 mins en route, 2 hours fuel. WX at gri was clear, olu was clear, and lnk was 1300 ft scattered with ground visibility. Fet was reporting 600 ft overcast, 4 SM visibility. Ahq is right between fet and lnk. I had planned on adding fuel at gri prior to departure. Toward the end of the day, I got busy with maintenance personnel, and when we finished for the day, I got in the aircraft, fired up and taxied out. Since I had just a 20 min flight and expected VFR conditions or, at worst, MVFR at destination, I took off. WX was clear until within 10 NM of ahq. I ended up missing approach at ahq and diverting to lnk. WX at lnk had gone from clear to 200 ft and 1/2 mi in less than 1/2 hour. Declared minimum fuel and was immediately cleared for ILS runway 17R lnk, against traffic. Lnk approach had to break off 2 aircraft from ILS runway 35L approach. Adding fuel in gfi would have prevented low fuel. Not assuming good WX, would have made certain fuel was added.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BE90 PLT HAS TO DIVERT TO LINCOLN, NE, WHEN HE CANNOT GET INTO HIS DEST ARPT, WAHOO, NE. PLT DECLARES MINIMUM FUEL AND GETS PRIORITY HANDLING, LNDG OPPOSITE DIRECTION TO TFC WHICH WAS BROKEN OFF FROM THE APCHS TO RWY 35L.

Narrative: I HAD FLOWN A TRIP FROM MLE TO MSP THE DAY BEFORE. I DEPARTED MLE ON FEB/XA/99 ENRTE TO GRI FOR MAINT WORK. I DEPARTED WITH ALMOST FULL NACELLE TANKS, APPROX 55-60 GALLONS PER SIDE. I HAD TO FLY THE ILS RWY 35 GRI APCH. AFTER A FULL DAY OF MAINT, I FILED AN IFR FLT PLAN FROM GRI TO AHQ, OUR HOME BASE. I FILED FOR 20 MINS ENRTE, 2 HRS FUEL. WX AT GRI WAS CLR, OLU WAS CLR, AND LNK WAS 1300 FT SCATTERED WITH GND VISIBILITY. FET WAS RPTING 600 FT OVCST, 4 SM VISIBILITY. AHQ IS RIGHT BTWN FET AND LNK. I HAD PLANNED ON ADDING FUEL AT GRI PRIOR TO DEP. TOWARD THE END OF THE DAY, I GOT BUSY WITH MAINT PERSONNEL, AND WHEN WE FINISHED FOR THE DAY, I GOT IN THE ACFT, FIRED UP AND TAXIED OUT. SINCE I HAD JUST A 20 MIN FLT AND EXPECTED VFR CONDITIONS OR, AT WORST, MVFR AT DEST, I TOOK OFF. WX WAS CLR UNTIL WITHIN 10 NM OF AHQ. I ENDED UP MISSING APCH AT AHQ AND DIVERTING TO LNK. WX AT LNK HAD GONE FROM CLR TO 200 FT AND 1/2 MI IN LESS THAN 1/2 HR. DECLARED MINIMUM FUEL AND WAS IMMEDIATELY CLRED FOR ILS RWY 17R LNK, AGAINST TFC. LNK APCH HAD TO BREAK OFF 2 ACFT FROM ILS RWY 35L APCH. ADDING FUEL IN GFI WOULD HAVE PREVENTED LOW FUEL. NOT ASSUMING GOOD WX, WOULD HAVE MADE CERTAIN FUEL WAS ADDED.

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.