A BE35 pilot, experiencing a longer than planned flight, declared an emergency due to low fuel.

Attributes
ACN	530290
Time
Date	200111
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : wri.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl single value : 7000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : wri.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Beechcraft, Beech Aircraft Corp Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : holding
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 2200 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	530290
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure ATC Human Performance Airport Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

ATC delay -- potential fuel problem. ATC revised routing 12 times. Mcguire approach was unable to get ny approach on the telephone. As they waited to get ny, they had us circle. I advised mcguire we did not have a fuel problem, but would if they kept delaying us.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BE35 PLT, EXPERIENCING A LONGER THAN PLANNED FLT, DECLARED AN EMER DUE TO LOW FUEL.

Narrative: ATC DELAY -- POTENTIAL FUEL PROB. ATC REVISED ROUTING 12 TIMES. MCGUIRE APCH WAS UNABLE TO GET NY APCH ON THE TELEPHONE. AS THEY WAITED TO GET NY, THEY HAD US CIRCLE. I ADVISED MCGUIRE WE DID NOT HAVE A FUEL PROB, BUT WOULD IF THEY KEPT DELAYING US.

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.