Small aircraft ran short of fuel on approach. Engine quit on runway but able to roll onto taxiway.

Attributes
ACN	256996
Time
Date	199311
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ftg airport : fgt
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 300 agl bound upper : 300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zab
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 8 flight time total : 98 flight time type : 7
ASRS Report	256996
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Rented an small aircraft. Obtained WX briefing and calculated course to searle field, ogalala, northeast, from front range airport, co. Filed the flight plan for 3.5 hours. Figured a 3 hour round robin, but filed a 3.5 hour closing cushion for any delays. Flew to oga and my passenger asked if I would stop for a rest room break. Was at oga terminal for approximately 15 mins and headed back to ftg. Called den radio to close flight plan just prior to entering downwind leg at ftg. Turned on to base and then final. Approximately 1/4 mi from touchdown, the engine sputtered. First thought was fuel. Looked at gauges, had 1/4 tank each indicated. Maintained airspeed for landing, and engine sputtered a couple more times prior to touchdown. Landed and then taxied to the first runway exit. As I approached the active runway line the engine died, and I coasted past the active runway line and between the taxiway. That was where it stopped. Called for a fuel truck for service. The truck svced the aircraft with 25.0 gallons. I then started the aircraft up and taxied it to the parking area for tiedown. Talked with the owner and went over the flight plan and discussed probable cause of running short of fuel. We concluded that the full stop landing and extra runup and extra taxiing at oga was a major factor. Discussed several things, like a pilot should figure runup and taxi at both ends. This aircraft should never be flown over 3 hours without being refueled. To always figure 1/4 and 1/4 on each gauge, you should land at nearest runway for fuel. This was one frightful event to learn, and pray that nothing any more severe shall occur, ever.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA RAN SHORT OF FUEL ON APCH. ENG QUIT ON RWY BUT ABLE TO ROLL ONTO TXWY.

Narrative: RENTED AN SMA. OBTAINED WX BRIEFING AND CALCULATED COURSE TO SEARLE FIELD, OGALALA, NE, FROM FRONT RANGE ARPT, CO. FILED THE FLT PLAN FOR 3.5 HRS. FIGURED A 3 HR ROUND ROBIN, BUT FILED A 3.5 HR CLOSING CUSHION FOR ANY DELAYS. FLEW TO OGA AND MY PAX ASKED IF I WOULD STOP FOR A REST ROOM BREAK. WAS AT OGA TERMINAL FOR APPROX 15 MINS AND HEADED BACK TO FTG. CALLED DEN RADIO TO CLOSE FLT PLAN JUST PRIOR TO ENTERING DOWNWIND LEG AT FTG. TURNED ON TO BASE AND THEN FINAL. APPROX 1/4 MI FROM TOUCHDOWN, THE ENG SPUTTERED. FIRST THOUGHT WAS FUEL. LOOKED AT GAUGES, HAD 1/4 TANK EACH INDICATED. MAINTAINED AIRSPD FOR LNDG, AND ENG SPUTTERED A COUPLE MORE TIMES PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. LANDED AND THEN TAXIED TO THE FIRST RWY EXIT. AS I APCHED THE ACTIVE RWY LINE THE ENG DIED, AND I COASTED PAST THE ACTIVE RWY LINE AND BTWN THE TXWY. THAT WAS WHERE IT STOPPED. CALLED FOR A FUEL TRUCK FOR SVC. THE TRUCK SVCED THE ACFT WITH 25.0 GALLONS. I THEN STARTED THE ACFT UP AND TAXIED IT TO THE PARKING AREA FOR TIEDOWN. TALKED WITH THE OWNER AND WENT OVER THE FLT PLAN AND DISCUSSED PROBABLE CAUSE OF RUNNING SHORT OF FUEL. WE CONCLUDED THAT THE FULL STOP LNDG AND EXTRA RUNUP AND EXTRA TAXIING AT OGA WAS A MAJOR FACTOR. DISCUSSED SEVERAL THINGS, LIKE A PLT SHOULD FIGURE RUNUP AND TAXI AT BOTH ENDS. THIS ACFT SHOULD NEVER BE FLOWN OVER 3 HRS WITHOUT BEING REFUELED. TO ALWAYS FIGURE 1/4 AND 1/4 ON EACH GAUGE, YOU SHOULD LAND AT NEAREST RWY FOR FUEL. THIS WAS ONE FRIGHTFUL EVENT TO LEARN, AND PRAY THAT NOTHING ANY MORE SEVERE SHALL OCCUR, EVER.

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.