Narrative:

I was approximately 80 miles from destination airport level at 9;000 feet on an IFR flight plan. I was operating both engines on the auxiliary tanks and in preparation for descent and landing went to change the fuel selectors back to the main tanks. The right engine selector moved freely; however the left selector would not move. The left aux tank had two gallons remaining as indicated by instruments. The airport was reporting 600 scattered and if I recall correctly the ceiling was coming down and visibility was dropping due to snow.I could see alternate airport directly ahead and controllers informed me weather was 2;200 ovc. I requested a destination change and descent. I elected to make a power reduction on both engines but pulled to power to idle on the left engine in an attempt to conserve fuel. I broke out into visual conditions and noticed that exhaust gas temperatures (egts) on the left engine had dropped indicating it had run out of fuel. I secured the left engine; increased power on the right engine to full. I located the alternate airport and selected a runway I was aligned with and it was also the longest available. ATC had reported that the braking action was reported as poor.I landed and applied brakes to stop when the plane began sliding on the ice. The brakes were locked when a dry patch of concrete was encountered. This caused the right side main tire to flat spot and wear to the point of failure. An attempt was made to taxi the plane but was found impossible with a single engine operating and with a flat tire. We were able to move the plane onto runway a cross runway. We notified airport management that we would require a tug and to NOTAM the occupied runway closed. Due to the ice conditions and facility staff availability the plane remained on the runway overnight and another attempt will be made today.other than the flat tire; the plane does not appear to be damaged and an investigation into the fuel selector valve will be initiated.

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Title: The fuel selector for left engine malfunctioned resulting in fuel starvation of the left engine. The pilot diverted to closest field available. Poor braking action resulted in a failed tire on landing rollout.

Narrative: I was approximately 80 miles from destination airport level at 9;000 feet on an IFR flight plan. I was operating both engines on the auxiliary tanks and in preparation for descent and landing went to change the fuel selectors back to the main tanks. The right engine selector moved freely; however the left selector would not move. The left aux tank had two gallons remaining as indicated by instruments. The airport was reporting 600 scattered and if I recall correctly the ceiling was coming down and visibility was dropping due to snow.I could see alternate airport directly ahead and controllers informed me weather was 2;200 OVC. I requested a destination change and descent. I elected to make a power reduction on both engines but pulled to power to idle on the left engine in an attempt to conserve fuel. I broke out into visual conditions and noticed that Exhaust Gas Temperatures (EGTs) on the left engine had dropped indicating it had run out of fuel. I secured the left engine; increased power on the right engine to full. I located the alternate airport and selected a runway I was aligned with and it was also the longest available. ATC had reported that the braking action was reported as poor.I landed and applied brakes to stop when the plane began sliding on the ice. The brakes were locked when a dry patch of concrete was encountered. This caused the right side main tire to flat spot and wear to the point of failure. An attempt was made to taxi the plane but was found impossible with a single engine operating and with a flat tire. We were able to move the plane onto runway a cross runway. We notified airport management that we would require a tug and to NOTAM the occupied runway closed. Due to the ice conditions and facility staff availability the plane remained on the runway overnight and another attempt will be made today.Other than the flat tire; the plane does not appear to be damaged and an investigation into the fuel selector valve will be initiated.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.