Narrative:

2 military aviators undergoing ATP training at a small training company in the dfw area. 1 military X pilot was an awals pilot with 2500+ hours -- the other, a military Y P3 pilot with 2500+ hours. The civilian instructor preparing them for their ATP check ride had less than 500 hours. The 2 military aviators were sent to preflight the PA44. They checked the fuel on the fuel gauges and aircraft appeared to have been fueled prior to flight. Aircraft had already flown twice on the day of the incident. The instructor arrived and the first flight commenced with both the military pilots flying approachs and maneuvers in preparation for an ATP check ride the next day. After approximately 2.5 hours of flight, the aircraft returned to base and instructor and students took a short break. Aircraft returned to flight without refueling. Aircraft flew for approximately 2 more hours. While on the last approach to redbird airport, aircraft was circled to land. Turning left to final, the right engine flames out. The military Y student assumes engine failure is being given as a simulated emergency. Continues approach. Instructor pilot takes the controls, stating it's actual. Military Y pilot checks fuel and sees 'empty.' instructor pilot landed aircraft with right engine shut down. Previously, instructor pilot secured engines by shutting off fuel at tank and forgot he shut off fuel. Attempted restart with fuel off. Did not realize why engine wasn't starting until told by military Y pilot riding in back that the valve was still off. Chain of events: military pilots do not regularly check fuel quantity visually by looking in tanks -- fuel quantity indicators tend to be fairly accurate. Learned later, the only time light civil aircraft gauges are required to be accurate is when tanks are empty. Low time instructor, flying with high time multi engine pilots.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LOW TIME INSTRUCTOR PLT TAKES 2 MIL PLTS UP ON A TRAINING FLT IN A PA44. MIL PLTS HAD DONE THE PREFLT. ON THE SECOND FLT THE ACFT HAD AN ENG QUIT AND INSTRUCTOR PLT COULD NOT GET IT STARTED AGAIN. LANDED WITH 1 ENG SHUT DOWN. FOUND FUEL SELECTOR TANK VALVE CLOSED.

Narrative: 2 MIL AVIATORS UNDERGOING ATP TRAINING AT A SMALL TRAINING COMPANY IN THE DFW AREA. 1 MIL X PLT WAS AN AWALS PLT WITH 2500+ HRS -- THE OTHER, A MIL Y P3 PLT WITH 2500+ HRS. THE CIVILIAN INSTRUCTOR PREPARING THEM FOR THEIR ATP CHK RIDE HAD LESS THAN 500 HRS. THE 2 MIL AVIATORS WERE SENT TO PREFLT THE PA44. THEY CHKED THE FUEL ON THE FUEL GAUGES AND ACFT APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN FUELED PRIOR TO FLT. ACFT HAD ALREADY FLOWN TWICE ON THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT. THE INSTRUCTOR ARRIVED AND THE FIRST FLT COMMENCED WITH BOTH THE MIL PLTS FLYING APCHS AND MANEUVERS IN PREPARATION FOR AN ATP CHK RIDE THE NEXT DAY. AFTER APPROX 2.5 HRS OF FLT, THE ACFT RETURNED TO BASE AND INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENTS TOOK A SHORT BREAK. ACFT RETURNED TO FLT WITHOUT REFUELING. ACFT FLEW FOR APPROX 2 MORE HRS. WHILE ON THE LAST APCH TO REDBIRD ARPT, ACFT WAS CIRCLED TO LAND. TURNING L TO FINAL, THE R ENG FLAMES OUT. THE MIL Y STUDENT ASSUMES ENG FAILURE IS BEING GIVEN AS A SIMULATED EMER. CONTINUES APCH. INSTRUCTOR PLT TAKES THE CTLS, STATING IT'S ACTUAL. MIL Y PLT CHKS FUEL AND SEES 'EMPTY.' INSTRUCTOR PLT LANDED ACFT WITH R ENG SHUT DOWN. PREVIOUSLY, INSTRUCTOR PLT SECURED ENGS BY SHUTTING OFF FUEL AT TANK AND FORGOT HE SHUT OFF FUEL. ATTEMPTED RESTART WITH FUEL OFF. DID NOT REALIZE WHY ENG WASN'T STARTING UNTIL TOLD BY MIL Y PLT RIDING IN BACK THAT THE VALVE WAS STILL OFF. CHAIN OF EVENTS: MIL PLTS DO NOT REGULARLY CHK FUEL QUANTITY VISUALLY BY LOOKING IN TANKS -- FUEL QUANTITY INDICATORS TEND TO BE FAIRLY ACCURATE. LEARNED LATER, THE ONLY TIME LIGHT CIVIL ACFT GAUGES ARE REQUIRED TO BE ACCURATE IS WHEN TANKS ARE EMPTY. LOW TIME INSTRUCTOR, FLYING WITH HIGH TIME MULTI ENG PLTS.

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.