A part 91 first officer reported that the left engine on his super king air failed due to fuel starvation and the captain landed at W96 with the engine feathered.

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Attributes
ACN	467539
Time
Date	200003
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl single value : 1400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mke.tower
Make Model Name	Super King Air 200/Huron
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Route In Use	arrival : vfr
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company other
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 1 flight time total : 2440 flight time type : 55
ASRS Report	467539
Person 2
Affiliation	company other
Function	flight crew : captain
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Captain was flying aircraft. On a 3 NM final to runway 28 at W96 the left engine failed due to fuel starvation. Checklist was completed for securing the engine and feathering the propeller. I, the PNF, announced over the CTAF that we were on a 2 mi final with the left engine feathered. The captain landed the aircraft and taxied to the FBO.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PART 91 FO RPTED THAT THE L ENG ON HIS SUPER KING AIR FAILED DUE TO FUEL STARVATION AND THE CAPT LANDED AT W96 WITH THE ENG FEATHERED.

Narrative: CAPT WAS FLYING ACFT. ON A 3 NM FINAL TO RWY 28 AT W96 THE L ENG FAILED DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. CHKLIST WAS COMPLETED FOR SECURING THE ENG AND FEATHERING THE PROP. I, THE PNF, ANNOUNCED OVER THE CTAF THAT WE WERE ON A 2 MI FINAL WITH THE L ENG FEATHERED. THE CAPT LANDED THE ACFT AND TAXIED TO THE FBO.

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.