Instructor pilot of a C337-B runs out of fuel on downwind leg entering the traffic pattern.

Attributes
ACN	406844
Time
Date	199807
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : eqy
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1700 msl bound upper : 1700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Super Skymaster
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 2400 flight time type : 27
ASRS Report	406844
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

I was PIC during a training flight and when turning downwind runway 23 eqy the front engine on the cessna turbo 337-B stopped due to fuel starvation. I followed the recommended emergency procedures and landed successfully on runway 23 eqy with the front engine feathered. 2 contributing factors are fuel gauges that show approximately 15 gallons when the tanks are empty, and mislabeled filler caps on the main and auxiliary tanks (labels are reversed). It's somewhat difficult to visually check the fuel level. The tanks taper off inward at the wing root.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INSTRUCTOR PLT OF A C337-B RUNS OUT OF FUEL ON DOWNWIND LEG ENTERING THE TFC PATTERN.

Narrative: I WAS PIC DURING A TRAINING FLT AND WHEN TURNING DOWNWIND RWY 23 EQY THE FRONT ENG ON THE CESSNA TURBO 337-B STOPPED DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. I FOLLOWED THE RECOMMENDED EMER PROCS AND LANDED SUCCESSFULLY ON RWY 23 EQY WITH THE FRONT ENG FEATHERED. 2 CONTRIBUTING FACTORS ARE FUEL GAUGES THAT SHOW APPROX 15 GALLONS WHEN THE TANKS ARE EMPTY, AND MISLABELED FILLER CAPS ON THE MAIN AND AUX TANKS (LABELS ARE REVERSED). IT'S SOMEWHAT DIFFICULT TO VISUALLY CHK THE FUEL LEVEL. THE TANKS TAPER OFF INWARD AT THE WING ROOT.

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.