The pilot of a light sport aircraft encountered stronger than forecast headwinds that led to fuel exhaustion while on short final. The aircraft dropped 20 feet onto the runway.

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Attributes
ACN	1113563
Time
Date	201309
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Light Sport Aircraft
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Component
Aircraft Component	Fuel System
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Sport / Recreational
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 15 Flight Crew Total 270 Flight Crew Type 270
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence

Narrative:

[I] encountered strong headwinds; much stronger than official flight planning predicted. Also had much air turbulence over terrain. Fuel tube showed enough fuel to reach [the destination airport]. Prior to touchdown; fuel stopped being fed to the engine and the plane dropped 20 feet.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: The pilot of a Light Sport Aircraft encountered stronger than forecast headwinds that led to fuel exhaustion while on short final. The aircraft dropped 20 feet onto the runway.

Narrative: [I] encountered strong headwinds; much stronger than official flight planning predicted. Also had much air turbulence over terrain. Fuel tube showed enough fuel to reach [the destination airport]. Prior to touchdown; fuel stopped being fed to the engine and the plane dropped 20 feet.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.