Small aircraft aircraft on final approach. Reporter pilot was retrieving checklist from floor board and bumped fuel selector resulting in engine quitting. Reporter glided to landing.

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Attributes
ACN	385222
Time
Date	199711
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pwk
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : pwk
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 55 flight time total : 500 flight time type : 280
ASRS Report	385222
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

On turning base to final checklist fell down to floor board. After completing turn I retrieved checklist. On short final the engine began to sputter. I applied full throttle and placed carburetor heat back to cold. After one last burst of energy the engine died and I coasted in to land. After rolling to a stop I was pulled onto the ramp and refueled. As I troubleshot the airplane I found the fuel selector to be displaced from the 'on' position by approximately 1 1/2 inches. This could have occurred on retrieving the checklist.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA ACFT ON FINAL APCH. RPTR PLT WAS RETRIEVING CHKLIST FROM FLOOR BOARD AND BUMPED FUEL SELECTOR RESULTING IN ENG QUITTING. RPTR GLIDED TO LNDG.

Narrative: ON TURNING BASE TO FINAL CHKLIST FELL DOWN TO FLOOR BOARD. AFTER COMPLETING TURN I RETRIEVED CHKLIST. ON SHORT FINAL THE ENG BEGAN TO SPUTTER. I APPLIED FULL THROTTLE AND PLACED CARB HEAT BACK TO COLD. AFTER ONE LAST BURST OF ENERGY THE ENG DIED AND I COASTED IN TO LAND. AFTER ROLLING TO A STOP I WAS PULLED ONTO THE RAMP AND REFUELED. AS I TROUBLESHOT THE AIRPLANE I FOUND THE FUEL SELECTOR TO BE DISPLACED FROM THE 'ON' POS BY APPROX 1 1/2 INCHES. THIS COULD HAVE OCCURRED ON RETRIEVING THE CHKLIST.

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.