SMA RAN SHORT OF FUEL ON APCH. ENG QUIT ON RWY BUT ABLE TO ROLL ONTO TXWY.

Date: 1993-11 · Aircraft: Small Aircraft; High Wing; 1 Eng; Fixed Gear

Anomalies: other-unspecified

Synopsis

SMA RAN SHORT OF FUEL ON APCH. ENG QUIT ON RWY BUT ABLE TO ROLL ONTO TXWY.

Narrative

RENTED AN SMA. OBTAINED WX BRIEFING AND CALCULATED COURSE TO SEARLE FIELD; OGALALA; NE; FROM FRONT RANGE ARPT; CO. FILED THE FLT PLAN FOR 3.5 HRS. FIGURED A 3 HR ROUND ROBIN; BUT FILED A 3.5 HR CLOSING CUSHION FOR ANY DELAYS. FLEW TO OGA AND MY PAX ASKED IF I WOULD STOP FOR A REST ROOM BREAK. WAS AT OGA TERMINAL FOR APPROX 15 MINS AND HEADED BACK TO FTG. CALLED DEN RADIO TO CLOSE FLT PLAN JUST PRIOR TO ENTERING DOWNWIND LEG AT FTG. TURNED ON TO BASE AND THEN FINAL. APPROX 1/4 MI FROM TOUCHDOWN; THE ENG SPUTTERED. FIRST THOUGHT WAS FUEL. LOOKED AT GAUGES; HAD 1/4 TANK EACH INDICATED. MAINTAINED AIRSPD FOR LNDG; AND ENG SPUTTERED A COUPLE MORE TIMES PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. LANDED AND THEN TAXIED TO THE FIRST RWY EXIT. AS I APCHED THE ACTIVE RWY LINE THE ENG DIED; AND I COASTED PAST THE ACTIVE RWY LINE AND BTWN THE TXWY. THAT WAS WHERE IT STOPPED. CALLED FOR A FUEL TRUCK FOR SVC. THE TRUCK SVCED THE ACFT WITH 25.0 GALLONS. I THEN STARTED THE ACFT UP AND TAXIED IT TO THE PARKING AREA FOR TIEDOWN. TALKED WITH THE OWNER AND WENT OVER THE FLT PLAN AND DISCUSSED PROBABLE CAUSE OF RUNNING SHORT OF FUEL. WE CONCLUDED THAT THE FULL STOP LNDG AND EXTRA RUNUP AND EXTRA TAXIING AT OGA WAS A MAJOR FACTOR. DISCUSSED SEVERAL THINGS; LIKE A PLT SHOULD FIGURE RUNUP AND TAXI AT BOTH ENDS. THIS ACFT SHOULD NEVER BE FLOWN OVER 3 HRS WITHOUT BEING REFUELED. TO ALWAYS FIGURE 1/4 AND 1/4 ON EACH GAUGE; YOU SHOULD LAND AT NEAREST RWY FOR FUEL. THIS WAS ONE FRIGHTFUL EVENT TO LEARN; AND PRAY THAT NOTHING ANY MORE SEVERE SHALL OCCUR; EVER.

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