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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cndair CL600* · Teterboro, NJ · August 31, 2007

Date: August 31, 2007 · 19:37 local
Place: Teterboro, NJ
Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: VPCKR
Reported as: Cndair CL600*
People aboard: 10
Fatal injuries: 0

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What happened

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(-23) Preliminary aircraft incident report stated that vp-ckr landed runway 6 teb after reporting a fuel emergency inbound. A review of the ATC approach control tapes reveals center handoff to TRACON stating "fuel emergency, 30 minutes fuel remaining, 10 souls onboard." Vp-ckr then checks in at 7,000 feet and is cleared to 6,000, direct Teterboro. No mention of fuel state occurs until about 2 minutes later when vp-ckr states, "we're ok with the fuel, it was just an indication problem." Without an indication problem this incident should have been a minimum fuel advisory at worst. The aircraft reported 30 minutes of fuel remaining, at approximately 10 minutes out from the airport.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PRELIMINARY AIRCRAFT INCIDENT REPORT STATED THAT VP-CKR LANDED RUNWAY 6 TEB AFTER REPORTING A FUEL EMERGENCY INBOUND. A REVIEW OF THE ATC APPROACH CONTROL TAPES REVEALS CENTER HANDOFF TO TRACON STATING "FUEL EMERGENCY, 30 MINUTES FUEL REMAINING, 10 SOULS ONBOARD." VP-CKR THEN CHECKS IN AT 7,000 FEET AND IS CLEARED TO 6,000, DIRECT TETERBORO. NO MENTION OF FUEL STATE OCCURS UNTIL ABOUT 2 MINUTES LATER WHEN VP-CKR STATES, "WE'RE OK WITH THE FUEL, IT WAS JUST AN INDICATION PROBLEM." WITHOUT AN INDICATION PROBLEM THIS INCIDENT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A MINIMUM FUEL ADVISORY AT WORST. THE AIRCRAFT REPORTED 30 MINUTES OF FUEL REMAINING, AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES OUT FROM THE AIRPORT.