Narrative:

Called unicom and was told the winds were squirrely but favoring runway 28. At the east end of donner lake, I called truckee traffic to announce a 45 degree entry to left traffic for runway 28. I heard the glider towplane (on right downwind for 19) and another airplane (on left downwind for 10) trying to work out a dangerous conflict in their patterns. Also, an aircraft reported his position near squaw VOR with intentions of flying the lakeshore (tahoe) for a left base entry into runway 28. I announced downwind left for 28 and was watching the 10 traffic turn final. I then started looking for traffic from the 'lake' when I noticed an small aircraft twin starting to take off on 28 directly opposing the landing aircraft north 10. I announced the situation on the radio and the small aircraft twin made a turn off the runway back to the holding area. I turned to final and announced 'turning final 28 truckee.' while on short final, the aircraft pulls out in front of me and proceeds to take off. I diverted my plane well to the right of centerline. After the aircraft had passed me I turned to reenter the pattern. There was an small aircraft Y entering the pattern and we both reported entering downwind simultaneously. He was ahead of me so I reported being #2 for 28. As I passed the 28 numbers, my engine stopped running. I switched tanks and the engine still would not run. I informed the small aircraft Y I was experiencing engine trouble and would land ahead of him. The taxiway was clear so I elected to land on the taxiway. Inspection of my aircraft revealed that the fuel line from the gascolator to the carburetor was defective causing a blockage of fuel to the carburetor.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CLOSE PROX GA-SMA GA-SMA TWIN AT NON TWR ARPT.

Narrative: CALLED UNICOM AND WAS TOLD THE WINDS WERE SQUIRRELY BUT FAVORING RWY 28. AT THE E END OF DONNER LAKE, I CALLED TRUCKEE TFC TO ANNOUNCE A 45 DEG ENTRY TO LEFT TFC FOR RWY 28. I HEARD THE GLIDER TOWPLANE (ON RIGHT DOWNWIND FOR 19) AND ANOTHER AIRPLANE (ON LEFT DOWNWIND FOR 10) TRYING TO WORK OUT A DANGEROUS CONFLICT IN THEIR PATTERNS. ALSO, AN ACFT REPORTED HIS POSITION NEAR SQUAW VOR WITH INTENTIONS OF FLYING THE LAKESHORE (TAHOE) FOR A LEFT BASE ENTRY INTO RWY 28. I ANNOUNCED DOWNWIND LEFT FOR 28 AND WAS WATCHING THE 10 TFC TURN FINAL. I THEN STARTED LOOKING FOR TFC FROM THE 'LAKE' WHEN I NOTICED AN SMA TWIN STARTING TO TAKE OFF ON 28 DIRECTLY OPPOSING THE LNDG ACFT N 10. I ANNOUNCED THE SITUATION ON THE RADIO AND THE SMA TWIN MADE A TURN OFF THE RWY BACK TO THE HOLDING AREA. I TURNED TO FINAL AND ANNOUNCED 'TURNING FINAL 28 TRUCKEE.' WHILE ON SHORT FINAL, THE ACFT PULLS OUT IN FRONT OF ME AND PROCEEDS TO TAKE OFF. I DIVERTED MY PLANE WELL TO THE RIGHT OF CENTERLINE. AFTER THE ACFT HAD PASSED ME I TURNED TO REENTER THE PATTERN. THERE WAS AN SMA Y ENTERING THE PATTERN AND WE BOTH REPORTED ENTERING DOWNWIND SIMULTANEOUSLY. HE WAS AHEAD OF ME SO I REPORTED BEING #2 FOR 28. AS I PASSED THE 28 NUMBERS, MY ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. I SWITCHED TANKS AND THE ENGINE STILL WOULD NOT RUN. I INFORMED THE SMA Y I WAS EXPERIENCING ENGINE TROUBLE AND WOULD LAND AHEAD OF HIM. THE TXWY WAS CLEAR SO I ELECTED TO LAND ON THE TXWY. INSPECTION OF MY ACFT REVEALED THAT THE FUEL LINE FROM THE GASCOLATOR TO THE CARBURETOR WAS DEFECTIVE CAUSING A BLOCKAGE OF FUEL TO THE CARBURETOR.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.