GA small aircraft dead stick landing from 400' at the end of IAP ILS approach.

Attributes
ACN	145360
Time
Date	199005
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cak
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 400
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : cak
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 636 flight time type : 46
ASRS Report	145360
Person 2
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Was landing ILS 23 cak asked son-in-law in right seat to shut down the heater. He did so but went one step further. After I xed the OM and completed my gumps all was ok and I concentrated on my approach. My son-in-law turned off my fuel to both engines, in seconds I lost both engines. I was on short final and had no time to do anything but land the aircraft, now about 400' in the air. I was able to land safely but the plane stopped dead on the runway. I found the fuel off, restarted and taxied off. I was told to call the tower after I parked. I did call and was told that I should have notified the tower of the problem. I had no time to do anything but land the airplane. I felt that I did a good job landing an aircraft with five people on board and dead engine. I could not believe the tower reprimanded me under the circumstances.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA DEAD STICK LNDG FROM 400' AT THE END OF IAP ILS APCH.

Narrative: WAS LNDG ILS 23 CAK ASKED SON-IN-LAW IN RIGHT SEAT TO SHUT DOWN THE HEATER. HE DID SO BUT WENT ONE STEP FURTHER. AFTER I XED THE OM AND COMPLETED MY GUMPS ALL WAS OK AND I CONCENTRATED ON MY APCH. MY SON-IN-LAW TURNED OFF MY FUEL TO BOTH ENGS, IN SECONDS I LOST BOTH ENGS. I WAS ON SHORT FINAL AND HAD NO TIME TO DO ANYTHING BUT LAND THE ACFT, NOW ABOUT 400' IN THE AIR. I WAS ABLE TO LAND SAFELY BUT THE PLANE STOPPED DEAD ON THE RWY. I FOUND THE FUEL OFF, RESTARTED AND TAXIED OFF. I WAS TOLD TO CALL THE TWR AFTER I PARKED. I DID CALL AND WAS TOLD THAT I SHOULD HAVE NOTIFIED THE TWR OF THE PROB. I HAD NO TIME TO DO ANYTHING BUT LAND THE AIRPLANE. I FELT THAT I DID A GOOD JOB LNDG AN ACFT WITH FIVE PEOPLE ON BOARD AND DEAD ENG. I COULD NOT BELIEVE THE TWR REPRIMANDED ME UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.