EMER LNDG BY A SKYDIVING C182 PLT WHEN HE EXPERIENCES AN ENG FAILURE ON SHORT FINAL DUE TO FUEL STARVATION AT 07F; TX.

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MANUALLY DIPPED TANKS BEFORE TAKING OFF WITH A FULL LOAD OF SKYDIVERS. CALIBRATED DIPSTICK SHOWED 10 GALLONS A SIDE. ACFT BURNS 20 GPH; AND A JUMP RUN TAKES .5. KNOWING THIS; I DECIDED TO FUEL AFTER THE RUN. TOOK OFF AND PROCEEDED TO USE 10 DEGS OF FLAPS TO INCREASE CLB RATE; BUT DID NOT THINK ABOUT THE EFFECT ON MY FUEL BURN. AFTER THE RUN; AROUND 4000 FT; I LOST THE ENG; BUT NOTICED MOST OF MY FUEL WAS IN THE R TANK. I SWITCHED TANKS (FROM 'BOTH' TO 'R'); THE ENG CAME BACK AND I TURNED TOWARDS THE ARPT (I WAS 3 MI E AT THIS POINT). I FIGURED I WAS ALRIGHT AND THAT MOST OF THE FUEL HAD SHIFTED TO THE R TANK IN THE CIRCLE TO ALT. SHORT FINAL FOR THE RWY; I LOST PWR AGAIN; COULD NOT REGAIN IT AND PROCEEDED TO LAND THE AIRPLANE. WE DIPPED THE TANKS AFTER PUSHING THE AIRPLANE TO THE RAMP AND FOUND 7 GALLONS ON BOARD. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: MY DECISION TO USE FLAPS FOR THE CLB. MY LOW EXPERIENCE IN THIS PARTICULAR TYPE. FUEL SYS'S INABILITY TO FEED USABLE FUEL TO THE ENG (STILL HAD 7 GALLONS ON BOARD).