Emergency declared when small aircraft aircraft suffers from fuel starvation on long final.

Attributes
ACN	223926
Time
Date	199210
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dbq
State Reference	IA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3300 msl bound upper : 3300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dbq tracon : mem
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	cruise other descent : approach other
Route In Use	approach : straight in
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 1100
ASRS Report	223926
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Failed to switch to fuller tank for landing. Due to turbulence, tank unported (4 gallons remaining) causing engine stoppage. Switched to other tank but did not restart. Called mayday to alert tower, unable field. Started for emergency landing. While going through engine out litany, on fuel pump engagement, engine started. Continued to airport for normal landing. Pilot error pure and simple. Should have known better. Had just put on hood 3 mins earlier for practice ILS approach. Neither check pilot nor I remembered the prelndg checklist.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMER DECLARED WHEN SMA ACFT SUFFERS FROM FUEL STARVATION ON LONG FINAL.

Narrative: FAILED TO SWITCH TO FULLER TANK FOR LNDG. DUE TO TURB, TANK UNPORTED (4 GALLONS REMAINING) CAUSING ENG STOPPAGE. SWITCHED TO OTHER TANK BUT DID NOT RESTART. CALLED MAYDAY TO ALERT TWR, UNABLE FIELD. STARTED FOR EMER LNDG. WHILE GOING THROUGH ENG OUT LITANY, ON FUEL PUMP ENGAGEMENT, ENG STARTED. CONTINUED TO ARPT FOR NORMAL LNDG. PLT ERROR PURE AND SIMPLE. SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER. HAD JUST PUT ON HOOD 3 MINS EARLIER FOR PRACTICE ILS APCH. NEITHER CHK PLT NOR I REMEMBERED THE PRELNDG CHKLIST.

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.