Long final, engine quit, landed dirt road, nose gear collapse.

Attributes
ACN	184685
Time
Date	199107
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : aqy
State Reference	AK
Altitude	agl bound lower : 800 agl bound upper : 800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 550 flight time type : 45
ASRS Report	184685
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable other
Consequence	faa : investigated other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Lost power on long final. Tried switching fuel selector, changing mags. Landed short of runway on dirt service road. Nose gear collapsed. No injuries. I believe the problem was fuel starvation. One tank would run dry, then feed from the left tank. Aircraft owner informed me that 1/4 tanks (fuel), is standard operating procedure for handling skydivers. This seems low to me. I like higher reserves. There was plenty of fuel in the aircraft, could possibly have been carburetor ice. I don't know why it stopped. If I had feathered the propeller, I might have made the runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LONG FINAL, ENG QUIT, LANDED DIRT ROAD, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE.

Narrative: LOST PWR ON LONG FINAL. TRIED SWITCHING FUEL SELECTOR, CHANGING MAGS. LANDED SHORT OF RWY ON DIRT SVC ROAD. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. NO INJURIES. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM WAS FUEL STARVATION. ONE TANK WOULD RUN DRY, THEN FEED FROM THE L TANK. ACFT OWNER INFORMED ME THAT 1/4 TANKS (FUEL), IS STANDARD OPERATING PROC FOR HANDLING SKYDIVERS. THIS SEEMS LOW TO ME. I LIKE HIGHER RESERVES. THERE WAS PLENTY OF FUEL IN THE ACFT, COULD POSSIBLY HAVE BEEN CARB ICE. I DON'T KNOW WHY IT STOPPED. IF I HAD FEATHERED THE PROP, I MIGHT HAVE MADE THE RWY.

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.