Beech BE36 pilot has engine failure on final and executes an off field landing.

Attributes
ACN	717882
Time
Date	200611
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dvt.airport
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl single value : 700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dvt.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Bonanza 36
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 550 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	717882
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

We were on a 2.5 mi approach to dvt at 700 ft AGL descending at 500 FPM. At that point the engine stopped and we made a power off landing in the desert approximately 1/2 mi east of dvt airport. No injuries occurred and there was no damage to property on the ground. The airplane sustained minimal damage mainly from bushes striking leading edge of the wings. The problem seems to have arisen due to clogged fuel vents in the right wing tank. The clogged fuel vent caused the gauge on the right wing to indicate significantly more fuel than was in the right tank. The left tank had over 1 hour of fuel in it.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BEECH BE36 PLT HAS ENG FAILURE ON FINAL AND EXECUTES AN OFF FIELD LNDG.

Narrative: WE WERE ON A 2.5 MI APCH TO DVT AT 700 FT AGL DSNDING AT 500 FPM. AT THAT POINT THE ENG STOPPED AND WE MADE A PWR OFF LNDG IN THE DESERT APPROX 1/2 MI E OF DVT ARPT. NO INJURIES OCCURRED AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO PROPERTY ON THE GND. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED MINIMAL DAMAGE MAINLY FROM BUSHES STRIKING LEADING EDGE OF THE WINGS. THE PROB SEEMS TO HAVE ARISEN DUE TO CLOGGED FUEL VENTS IN THE R WING TANK. THE CLOGGED FUEL VENT CAUSED THE GAUGE ON THE R WING TO INDICATE SIGNIFICANTLY MORE FUEL THAN WAS IN THE R TANK. THE L TANK HAD OVER 1 HR OF FUEL IN IT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.