OFF ARPT LNDG.

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PURCHASED 1961 A-33 BEECH ST PAUL ARPT JAN/XX/95. I TOOK A FAMILIARIZATION FLT LCL FOR .6 HRS JAN/XX/95. JAN/XX/95 FILED IFR TO MLS A START OF TRIP TO SNS (HOME BASE). THE WX LOWERED AS I APCHED FAR. I DECIDED TO LAND AT FARGO AND TAKE MY TIME CHKING WX TO MI CITY AND BEYOND. AT 'PANIC' INTXN; I SWITCHED TO FARGO APCH AND REQUESTED ILS APCH. FARGO VECTORED ME TO INTERCEPT THE ILS 35 APCH COURSE AND CLRED ME FROM 4000-3000 FT THEN TO 2800 FT (1800 FT AGL) I WAS 'CLRED FOR THE APCH WHEN ESTABLISHED.' THE ENG FAILED -- I WAS ON AUX TANKS AND SO SWITCHED TO L MAIN AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART -- I DID NOT ACTIVATE THE AUX FUEL PUMP. I TURNED MY ATTN TO FINDING A PLACE TO LAND. I NOTIFIED APCH OF MY EMER. I DECIDED TO LAND ON A SNOW COVERED FLAT FIELD CLOSE TO THE HWY. I MADE A DEAD STICK; FLAPS UP; GEAR UP LNDG ABOUT 200 FT FROM THE HWY AND PARALLEL TO IT; NOTIFIED APCH I WAS DOWN WITHOUT INJURY. THERE IS AN ENG ANALYZER WITH FUEL MGMNT CAPABILITIES ON BOARD. IT WAS NOT BEING USED BECAUSE 1 PROBE WAS INOP CAUSING IT TO CONTINUOUSLY ALARM. WHILE I AM NOT SURE THE AUX TANK RAN DRY; I ASSUME IT WAS. THE GAUGE READ BTWN 1/8 AND 1/4 TANK WHEN IT WENT DRY AND AFTER LNDG. AN FAA INSPECTOR SAID IT READ LESS THAN 1/8 FROM HIS POS IN THE R SEAT. IF THE TANK SIMPLY RAN DRY I BELIEVE THE INCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED HAD THE ANALYZER BEEN IN USE. THE FAILURE TO ACTIVATE THE AUX FUEL PUMP WAS CLRLY PLT ERROR ALONE.