Pilot reported the engine shutdown inflight due to fuel starvation.

Narrative:

I was on initial approach on an IFR flight at dusk at approximately 1;500 feet AGL when engine surged then quit. Attempted restart after selecting different fuel tanks and fuel pumps failed. No suitable off-road landing area reachable. An area of open roadway sufficiently long for safe landing and with enough room to avoid power lines was selected and safely reached. No injuries sustained on or off aircraft; and no damage to aircraft or other property incurred. Loss of power confirmed due to fuel exhaustion.the aircraft was returned to service following extensive engine work; annual inspection and safety check flight 4.0 flight hours prior to incident. At the time fuel onboard was confirmed to be 120 gals. Flight was 2.0 flight hours. Prior to departure on subject flight; visual inspection of fuel load and drainage of fuel sumps and at time of incident fuel load indicated 36.7 gals remained.subsequent maintenance inspection revealed electrical fuel pump discharging fuel overboard; prior to fuel totalizer. Fuel pump was subsequently determined by manufacturer to be unserviceable.because of desire to keep temperatures low during break-in of 4 new cylinders; electrical fuel pump had been used during all 4 flight hours since aircraft was returned to service from annual inspection. There was no indication of a leak during pre-flight inspection as the fuel pump was not on at that time. I believe the issue should have been detected and corrected during annual inspection.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Pilot reported the engine shutdown inflight due to fuel starvation.

Narrative: I was on initial approach on an IFR flight at dusk at approximately 1;500 feet AGL when engine surged then quit. Attempted restart after selecting different fuel tanks and fuel pumps failed. No suitable off-road landing area reachable. An area of open roadway sufficiently long for safe landing and with enough room to avoid power lines was selected and safely reached. No injuries sustained on or off aircraft; and no damage to aircraft or other property incurred. Loss of power confirmed due to fuel exhaustion.The aircraft was returned to service following extensive engine work; annual inspection and safety check flight 4.0 flight hours prior to incident. At the time fuel onboard was confirmed to be 120 gals. Flight was 2.0 flight hours. Prior to departure on subject flight; visual inspection of fuel load and drainage of fuel sumps and at time of incident fuel load indicated 36.7 gals remained.Subsequent maintenance inspection revealed electrical fuel pump discharging fuel overboard; prior to fuel totalizer. Fuel pump was subsequently determined by manufacturer to be unserviceable.Because of desire to keep temperatures low during break-in of 4 new cylinders; electrical fuel pump had been used during all 4 flight hours since aircraft was returned to service from annual inspection. There was no indication of a leak during pre-flight inspection as the fuel pump was not on at that time. I believe the issue should have been detected and corrected during annual inspection.

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.

Attributes
ACN	1371340
Time
Date	201606
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.TRACON
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C 210D
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Powerplant Fuel System
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 16 Flight Crew Total 6000 Flight Crew Type 5500
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical