Vans rv-9 pilot reported the engine quit on short final; leading to slight damage to a wheel pant af...

Attributes
ACN	1641768
Time
Date	201904
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	RV-9
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Landing
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	None
Component
Aircraft Component	Engine
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Private
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 25 Flight Crew Total 845 Flight Crew Type 825
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Object Ground Excursion Runway

Narrative:

At night; cleared to land. Below 500 feet; after selecting 20 degrees of flaps; and bringing the nose up to slow down; a total loss of engine power occurred. An attempt to restart the engine failed. Gliding down I landed on the extended runoff area prior to the threshold of the runway. The aircraft continued rolling and was unable to stop before contact with plastic barriers placed across the pavement. The nose gear wheel pant was damaged with the fiberglass cracked.after the incident I found the two electronic ignition power switches in the off position. The only explanation is that during the run-up; these were turned off to check the internal power from the emag ignition; and they were never turned back on. The ignition supplies its own power; unless the engine RPM drops below approximately 1400 RPM. Once the engine RPM got too low; both ignition emag devices stopped supplying the spark plugs.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Vans RV-9 pilot reported the engine quit on short final; leading to slight damage to a wheel pant after a runway excursion. Reporter stated after landing he found the ignition power switches in the wrong position; causing the engine to shut down.

Narrative: At night; cleared to land. Below 500 feet; after selecting 20 degrees of flaps; and bringing the nose up to slow down; a total loss of engine power occurred. An attempt to restart the engine failed. Gliding down I landed on the extended runoff area prior to the threshold of the runway. The aircraft continued rolling and was unable to stop before contact with plastic barriers placed across the pavement. The nose gear wheel pant was damaged with the fiberglass cracked.After the incident I found the two electronic ignition power switches in the OFF position. The only explanation is that during the run-up; these were turned off to check the internal power from the EMAG ignition; and they were never turned back on. The ignition supplies its own power; unless the engine RPM drops below approximately 1400 RPM. Once the engine RPM got too low; both ignition EMAG devices stopped supplying the spark plugs.

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Vans rv-9 pilot reported the engine quit on short final; leading to slight damage to a wheel pant after a runway excursion. Reporter stated after landing he found the ignition power switches in the wrong position; causing the engine to shut down.