An experimental pilot has an engine failure due to mismanagement of the fuel system.

Attributes
ACN	633023
Time
Date	200409
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : svh.airport
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : den.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Experimental
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level descent : approach landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
ASRS Report	633023
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical ground encounters other non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Engine quit on low level and slow flight due to fuel valve mismanagement. The corrective action was to shut the valve instead of opening it to main tanks. Time ran out, no other options than off airport landing. Corrective action is to create checklist item and placard where main tanks would be selected as soon as airspeed is reached (pressurized tank). Also warning light is considered to alert valve being in small auxiliary tank position.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN EXPERIMENTAL PLT HAS AN ENG FAILURE DUE TO MISMANAGEMENT OF THE FUEL SYS.

Narrative: ENG QUIT ON LOW LEVEL AND SLOW FLT DUE TO FUEL VALVE MISMANAGEMENT. THE CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS TO SHUT THE VALVE INSTEAD OF OPENING IT TO MAIN TANKS. TIME RAN OUT, NO OTHER OPTIONS THAN OFF ARPT LNDG. CORRECTIVE ACTION IS TO CREATE CHKLIST ITEM AND PLACARD WHERE MAIN TANKS WOULD BE SELECTED AS SOON AS AIRSPD IS REACHED (PRESSURIZED TANK). ALSO WARNING LIGHT IS CONSIDERED TO ALERT VALVE BEING IN SMALL AUX TANK POS.

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.