Off airport emergency forced landing in a night operation.

Attributes
ACN	230818
Time
Date	199301
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tpa
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 300
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : tpa
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach other
Route In Use	approach : straight in enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 2800 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	230818
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable other
Consequence	faa : investigated other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After 2 missed approachs into st petersburg airport, I chose to proceed to tampa approach. On the ILS 36L approach inside the OM the left engine quit. Was able to get it restarted, but it quit a second time. A short time later the second engine quit. I was unable to restart the right engine. I feel if I used carburetor heat as a preventive at the lower power settings on final like they do in smas, the engines would not have quit so close to the ground. The use of carburetor heat should be taught in dense fog as a preventive measure.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: OFF ARPT EMER FORCED LNDG IN A NIGHT OP.

Narrative: AFTER 2 MISSED APCHS INTO ST PETERSBURG ARPT, I CHOSE TO PROCEED TO TAMPA APCH. ON THE ILS 36L APCH INSIDE THE OM THE L ENG QUIT. WAS ABLE TO GET IT RESTARTED, BUT IT QUIT A SECOND TIME. A SHORT TIME LATER THE SECOND ENG QUIT. I WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE R ENG. I FEEL IF I USED CARB HEAT AS A PREVENTIVE AT THE LOWER PWR SETTINGS ON FINAL LIKE THEY DO IN SMAS, THE ENGS WOULD NOT HAVE QUIT SO CLOSE TO THE GND. THE USE OF CARB HEAT SHOULD BE TAUGHT IN DENSE FOG AS A PREVENTIVE MEASURE.

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.