C210 suffers engine failure due to fuel starvation.

Attributes
ACN	763181
Time
Date	200711
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C 210D
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 17 flight time total : 1000 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	763181
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I had flown to ZZZ1 to drop off a friend. I mentioned I would need fuel for the ride home. He said 'you probably don't want to get fuel here as it is expensive.' I said 'I know but ZZZ2 has cheap fuel and I have a coupon.' my intent was to fly 20 mi to ZZZ2 to fill the tanks and head home. As I was transiting directly over ZZZ the engine surged and quit. I switched tanks and turned on the boost pump and the engine started; ran 20-30 seconds and quit. I advised ZZZ tower and declared an emergency. I landed on the crosswind runway without incident and was towed to the ramp. Upon checking the tanks; both were dry. As the plane was recently out of maintenance; I had not verified the fuel quantity other than the onboard fuel gauges. Ordinarily I am the only one to fly this plane and know how much fuel is left. What I should have done; was to visually confirm the fuel level and added fuel before leaving home.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C210 SUFFERS ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO FUEL STARVATION.

Narrative: I HAD FLOWN TO ZZZ1 TO DROP OFF A FRIEND. I MENTIONED I WOULD NEED FUEL FOR THE RIDE HOME. HE SAID 'YOU PROBABLY DON'T WANT TO GET FUEL HERE AS IT IS EXPENSIVE.' I SAID 'I KNOW BUT ZZZ2 HAS CHEAP FUEL AND I HAVE A COUPON.' MY INTENT WAS TO FLY 20 MI TO ZZZ2 TO FILL THE TANKS AND HEAD HOME. AS I WAS TRANSITING DIRECTLY OVER ZZZ THE ENG SURGED AND QUIT. I SWITCHED TANKS AND TURNED ON THE BOOST PUMP AND THE ENG STARTED; RAN 20-30 SECONDS AND QUIT. I ADVISED ZZZ TWR AND DECLARED AN EMER. I LANDED ON THE XWIND RWY WITHOUT INCIDENT AND WAS TOWED TO THE RAMP. UPON CHKING THE TANKS; BOTH WERE DRY. AS THE PLANE WAS RECENTLY OUT OF MAINT; I HAD NOT VERIFIED THE FUEL QUANTITY OTHER THAN THE ONBOARD FUEL GAUGES. ORDINARILY I AM THE ONLY ONE TO FLY THIS PLANE AND KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL IS LEFT. WHAT I SHOULD HAVE DONE; WAS TO VISUALLY CONFIRM THE FUEL LEVEL AND ADDED FUEL BEFORE LEAVING HOME.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.