AN SMA PLT RAN OUT OF GAS IN NIGHT OP AND LANDED SAFELY ON AN ARPT.

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IT WAS THE LAST LEG OF A 2 DAY; 1200 MI XCOUNTRY FROM ARKANSAS TO NEW HAMPSHIRE. I WAS FLYING AN SMA; FIGHTING MODERATE TURB THROUGH UNFAMILIAR COUNTRY; MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY FATIGUED AND WITH A SEVERE CASE OF 'GET HOMEITIS' DUE TO THE HOLIDAY. I HAD RECEIVED A WX BRIEFING AT WILLIAMSPORT; PA; WHICH WAS THE DEP POINT OF THE LAST LEG. MY FLT PLAN ALREADY PLANNED; THE TRIP WAS TO LAST 3.1 HRS; LEAVING ME MORE THAN THE 45 MIN FUEL RESERVE REQUIREMENT FOR VFR NIGHT FLYING. MY WX BRIEFING HAD FORECASTED QUARTERING TAILWINDS; WHICH UNFORTUNATELY WAS NOT THE CASE AS I APCHED THE LAST HALF OF THE TRIP. THE WINDS HAD SHIFTED TO A DIRECT HEADWIND AND BLOWING STRONG. AS I APCHED MY DEST I NOTICED THE TRIP HAD LASTED A LITTLE LONGER THAN PLANNED DUE TO HEADWINDS. THE FUEL TANKS WERE READING A QUARTER FULL. ACCORDING TO THE FLT TIME AND FUEL GAUGES; I BELIEVED TO HAVE PLENTY OF FUEL TO REACH MY DEST. AT THIS TIME I WAS ABOUT 10-12 MI S OF CONCORD ARPT; MY DEST; AND ABOUT 2 MI N OF MANCHESTER ARPT. AS I EXPERIENCED MORE TURB; I NOTICED MY FUEL GAUGES WERE READING LOWER THAN MOMENTS BEFORE; THAT'S WHEN MY ENG BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. I TURNED TOWARDS MANCHESTER ARPT WHICH PUT ME ON A DOWNWIND ON THE ACTIVE RWY 35. THEN SUDDENLY MY ENG STOPPED. I IMMEDIATELY RAN THROUGH THE RESTARTING PROCS AND PREPARED MYSELF FOR AN EMER LNDG. THE RESTART ATTEMPT WAS A FAILURE AND I CALLED MANCHESTER APCH AND DECLARED AN EMER AND MADE THEM AWARE OF MY SITUATION. SINCE I WAS ALREADY ESTABLISHED ON THE DOWNWIND; MANCHESTER HAD CLRED ME FOR RWY 35; AND A NORMAL APCH TO LNDG WAS PERFORMED; FINISHING UP WITH A PERFECT NORMAL LNDG AND SAFELY COASTING TO THE SIDE OF THE RWY TO WAIT TO BE ASSISTED OFF BY A TUG. TO PREVENT THIS TYPE OF SITUATION; ALWAYS ALLOW FOR MORE TIME; BE PREPARED TO MAKE AN EXTRA FUEL STOP; KEEP A CURRENT WX UPDATE; AND NEVER ALLOW 'GET HOMEITIS' TO PUSH YOU AND YOUR AIRPLANE INTO A SITUATION YOU MAY REGRET. ALSO YOU CAN NEVER TRAIN ENOUGH FOR EMER SITUATIONS; BECAUSE THINGS SUCH AS THIS CAN AND WILL HAPPEN; AND IT CAN HAPPEN TO ANYONE.