Narrative:

Situation - fuel starvation. Cause - poor planning by PIC. Remedy - in the future I'll not make fuel calculations based on fuel gauge indications. Since fuel level in an small transport cannot be accurately measured by visually looking into the fuel tank, I'll document fuel used by time flown multiplied by a generous fuel flow estimate. The aircraft was flown saturday from oak to aun to tvl, it remained at tvl for the weekend. I was PIC of the saturday flight. Monday evening, I arrival at the aircraft, gave it a quick preflight, noted the fuel indications on the fuel gauge were better than half tanks, which gave me plenty of fuel for the hour and 20 min flight from tvl, to rno, to oak. The WX was VFR. I loaded the aircraft and flew to rno for a quick turn. Mins later I was airborne for oak. I'd forgotten that the previous saturday I had spent an additional 40 mins flying between aun, 051, and myv, looking for a way into either airport. All 3 were IFR, I was headed for myv when aun reported clear skies, and I returned to aun. With 40 mins of fuel burned out of the main tanks, I decided to run on the auxiliary tanks to get a better idea of my fuel situation. I ran on them for almost 23 mins until the low fuel lights came on, then switched to the mains for the duration of my flight to oak. Oak tower cleared me to land on runway 29 and asked me to observe the approach lights, he was going to vary their intensity. At that instant the low fuel light came on for the right tank. I was in a better position for runway 27L, the fuel port must have uncovered, cause the engine failed. I feathered the right engine, made a single engine approach and landing on 27L, but in the excitement I was pushing on the tops of the rudder pedals, which locked the brakes, and as a result I blew 2 main tires. I remained on the runway with tower permission until maintenance ok'd the aircraft for taxi, and a tug pulled me clear of the runway for repairs.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CARGO FLT HAS LOW FUEL PROBLEM. SHUTS DOWN R ENG AS FUEL EXHAUSTED. BLOWS TIRES ON LNDG.

Narrative: SITUATION - FUEL STARVATION. CAUSE - POOR PLANNING BY PIC. REMEDY - IN THE FUTURE I'LL NOT MAKE FUEL CALCULATIONS BASED ON FUEL GAUGE INDICATIONS. SINCE FUEL LEVEL IN AN SMT CANNOT BE ACCURATELY MEASURED BY VISUALLY LOOKING INTO THE FUEL TANK, I'LL DOCUMENT FUEL USED BY TIME FLOWN MULTIPLIED BY A GENEROUS FUEL FLOW ESTIMATE. THE ACFT WAS FLOWN SATURDAY FROM OAK TO AUN TO TVL, IT REMAINED AT TVL FOR THE WEEKEND. I WAS PIC OF THE SATURDAY FLT. MONDAY EVENING, I ARR AT THE ACFT, GAVE IT A QUICK PREFLT, NOTED THE FUEL INDICATIONS ON THE FUEL GAUGE WERE BETTER THAN HALF TANKS, WHICH GAVE ME PLENTY OF FUEL FOR THE HOUR AND 20 MIN FLT FROM TVL, TO RNO, TO OAK. THE WX WAS VFR. I LOADED THE ACFT AND FLEW TO RNO FOR A QUICK TURN. MINS LATER I WAS AIRBORNE FOR OAK. I'D FORGOTTEN THAT THE PREVIOUS SATURDAY I HAD SPENT AN ADDITIONAL 40 MINS FLYING BTWN AUN, 051, AND MYV, LOOKING FOR A WAY INTO EITHER ARPT. ALL 3 WERE IFR, I WAS HEADED FOR MYV WHEN AUN RPTED CLR SKIES, AND I RETURNED TO AUN. WITH 40 MINS OF FUEL BURNED OUT OF THE MAIN TANKS, I DECIDED TO RUN ON THE AUX TANKS TO GET A BETTER IDEA OF MY FUEL SITUATION. I RAN ON THEM FOR ALMOST 23 MINS UNTIL THE LOW FUEL LIGHTS CAME ON, THEN SWITCHED TO THE MAINS FOR THE DURATION OF MY FLT TO OAK. OAK TWR CLRED ME TO LAND ON RWY 29 AND ASKED ME TO OBSERVE THE APCH LIGHTS, HE WAS GOING TO VARY THEIR INTENSITY. AT THAT INSTANT THE LOW FUEL LIGHT CAME ON FOR THE R TANK. I WAS IN A BETTER POS FOR RWY 27L, THE FUEL PORT MUST HAVE UNCOVERED, CAUSE THE ENG FAILED. I FEATHERED THE R ENG, MADE A SINGLE ENG APCH AND LNDG ON 27L, BUT IN THE EXCITEMENT I WAS PUSHING ON THE TOPS OF THE RUDDER PEDALS, WHICH LOCKED THE BRAKES, AND AS A RESULT I BLEW 2 MAIN TIRES. I REMAINED ON THE RWY WITH TWR PERMISSION UNTIL MAINT OK'D THE ACFT FOR TAXI, AND A TUG PULLED ME CLR OF THE RWY FOR REPAIRS.

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.