Atx has left engine quit on approach to land. Fuel starvation.

Attributes
ACN	276984
Time
Date	199407
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 2u7
State Reference	ID
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6370 msl bound upper : 9000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : shv
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	276984
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I landed at boise late evening, secured the airplane, checked the fuel gauges. I asked the fuel attendant for 10 gallons a side and left for the motel. Next morning I had an early departure with passenger to a back-country airstrip, then deadhead to stanley for planned fuel stop and next flight. The morning fuel attendant didn't know if the aircraft had been fueled. I checked gauges then dipped the tanks and decided that the fuel was ok for the flight with min fuel and reserve. On the deadhead leg to stanley, about 5 mi from airport. The left engine quit. I performed single engine procedures, let down and landed with no problem. I checked the tanks, and found the left tank was empty. I fueled the airplane and made an engine run. Determined there was no mechanical problem. I loaded and made 1 more trip to the back country strip and returned. The lesson learned was always stay with the airplane when having it fueled and make sure fuel is put in. And, when flying with minimum fuel, put in some extra.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATX HAS L ENG QUIT ON APCH TO LAND. FUEL STARVATION.

Narrative: I LANDED AT BOISE LATE EVENING, SECURED THE AIRPLANE, CHKED THE FUEL GAUGES. I ASKED THE FUEL ATTENDANT FOR 10 GALLONS A SIDE AND LEFT FOR THE MOTEL. NEXT MORNING I HAD AN EARLY DEP WITH PAX TO A BACK-COUNTRY AIRSTRIP, THEN DEADHEAD TO STANLEY FOR PLANNED FUEL STOP AND NEXT FLT. THE MORNING FUEL ATTENDANT DIDN'T KNOW IF THE ACFT HAD BEEN FUELED. I CHKED GAUGES THEN DIPPED THE TANKS AND DECIDED THAT THE FUEL WAS OK FOR THE FLT WITH MIN FUEL AND RESERVE. ON THE DEADHEAD LEG TO STANLEY, ABOUT 5 MI FROM ARPT. THE L ENG QUIT. I PERFORMED SINGLE ENG PROCS, LET DOWN AND LANDED WITH NO PROB. I CHKED THE TANKS, AND FOUND THE L TANK WAS EMPTY. I FUELED THE AIRPLANE AND MADE AN ENG RUN. DETERMINED THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL PROB. I LOADED AND MADE 1 MORE TRIP TO THE BACK COUNTRY STRIP AND RETURNED. THE LESSON LEARNED WAS ALWAYS STAY WITH THE AIRPLANE WHEN HAVING IT FUELED AND MAKE SURE FUEL IS PUT IN. AND, WHEN FLYING WITH MINIMUM FUEL, PUT IN SOME EXTRA.

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.