Narrative:

I was at the fly-in at awo. I was departing late saturday afternoon. I had camped at the fly-in for 2 days and slept poorly. I was tired and had drank no water that afternoon. I had flown the evening before and had been distracted from changing from my auxiliary fuel tank to a main wing tank in the traffic pattern prior to landing by heavy traffic. I preflted prior to departure and checked fuel in the wing tanks but could not visually check the auxiliary tank. I was #5 in a flight of 5. I had trouble with my battery on start and had to unstrap and pull the propeller through to start the engine. I reached the run-up area and did my run-up without my checklist and missed selecting fuel to a wing tank (I was rushed because the last plane in the flight was waiting for me). I usually do a confign check prior to takeoff (trim, magnetos, carburetor heat, flaps and fuel). I got to flaps and stopped, the runway director was directing me at that time. I took off on the auxiliary tank. I ran out of fuel at 300 ft after I had retracted the gear and flaps. I switched to a wing tank and started pumping the wobble fuel pump but the engine didn't pick up. I selected the landing gear down but they didn't get down prior to me landing on the runway. Gear in transit, engine stoppage and curled propeller, no injuries. The FAA inspectors on the scene classified it an incident. Lesson: 1) never run any fuel tank below 1/4. 2) at unusual events double check yourself. 3) take all the time you need, use your checklist and don't omit your usual procedure. 4) ensure you are physically fit, drink water.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF BELLANCA 14-13-3 DOES NOT USE CHKLIST DURING RUN- UP AND NEGLECTS TO SWITCH TO A WING TANK PRIOR TO TKOF. FUEL STARVATION OCCURS AND LNDG MADE ON THE RWY.

Narrative: I WAS AT THE FLY-IN AT AWO. I WAS DEPARTING LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. I HAD CAMPED AT THE FLY-IN FOR 2 DAYS AND SLEPT POORLY. I WAS TIRED AND HAD DRANK NO WATER THAT AFTERNOON. I HAD FLOWN THE EVENING BEFORE AND HAD BEEN DISTRACTED FROM CHANGING FROM MY AUX FUEL TANK TO A MAIN WING TANK IN THE TFC PATTERN PRIOR TO LNDG BY HVY TFC. I PREFLTED PRIOR TO DEP AND CHKED FUEL IN THE WING TANKS BUT COULD NOT VISUALLY CHK THE AUX TANK. I WAS #5 IN A FLT OF 5. I HAD TROUBLE WITH MY BATTERY ON START AND HAD TO UNSTRAP AND PULL THE PROP THROUGH TO START THE ENG. I REACHED THE RUN-UP AREA AND DID MY RUN-UP WITHOUT MY CHKLIST AND MISSED SELECTING FUEL TO A WING TANK (I WAS RUSHED BECAUSE THE LAST PLANE IN THE FLT WAS WAITING FOR ME). I USUALLY DO A CONFIGN CHK PRIOR TO TKOF (TRIM, MAGNETOS, CARB HEAT, FLAPS AND FUEL). I GOT TO FLAPS AND STOPPED, THE RWY DIRECTOR WAS DIRECTING ME AT THAT TIME. I TOOK OFF ON THE AUX TANK. I RAN OUT OF FUEL AT 300 FT AFTER I HAD RETRACTED THE GEAR AND FLAPS. I SWITCHED TO A WING TANK AND STARTED PUMPING THE WOBBLE FUEL PUMP BUT THE ENG DIDN'T PICK UP. I SELECTED THE LNDG GEAR DOWN BUT THEY DIDN'T GET DOWN PRIOR TO ME LNDG ON THE RWY. GEAR IN TRANSIT, ENG STOPPAGE AND CURLED PROP, NO INJURIES. THE FAA INSPECTORS ON THE SCENE CLASSIFIED IT AN INCIDENT. LESSON: 1) NEVER RUN ANY FUEL TANK BELOW 1/4. 2) AT UNUSUAL EVENTS DOUBLE CHK YOURSELF. 3) TAKE ALL THE TIME YOU NEED, USE YOUR CHKLIST AND DON'T OMIT YOUR USUAL PROC. 4) ENSURE YOU ARE PHYSICALLY FIT, DRINK WATER.

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.