Narrative:

While on final approach to ZZZ on the practice ILS xx approach; we made the decision to shut down our right engine due to low fuel. The wind was calm and there was only 1 airplane in the pattern that I was aware of. I asked the tower; as we made this decision; if we could land on runway xx instead of the active runway yy. No emergency was declared and I told them that no assistance was needed. Priority was granted and we landed straight-in to runway xx with no problem. After landing; we exited on taxiway X and then tried to turn left onto taxiway Y. Because the left engine was the only one running; we could not make the turn; so we shut the engine down; manually towed it to an open area; refueled and taxied back to the flight school. There was no damage to the aircraft; no one was hurt and no regulations were broken. As I review this situation; I know that more attention to detail is needed as it pertains to fuel levels and situational awareness. We left the airport with tanks 1/2 full and believed that would be enough to complete the training that was planned. In the future; much better planning will take place in these situations. In cases like this; we will always leave with full tanks to avoid this situation from ever taking place again.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PA44 INSTRUCTOR PILOT REPORTED SHUTTING DOWN THE RIGHT ENGINE ON FINAL APPROACH BECAUSE OF LOW FUEL QUANTITY.

Narrative: WHILE ON FINAL APCH TO ZZZ ON THE PRACTICE ILS XX APCH; WE MADE THE DECISION TO SHUT DOWN OUR R ENG DUE TO LOW FUEL. THE WIND WAS CALM AND THERE WAS ONLY 1 AIRPLANE IN THE PATTERN THAT I WAS AWARE OF. I ASKED THE TWR; AS WE MADE THIS DECISION; IF WE COULD LAND ON RWY XX INSTEAD OF THE ACTIVE RWY YY. NO EMER WAS DECLARED AND I TOLD THEM THAT NO ASSISTANCE WAS NEEDED. PRIORITY WAS GRANTED AND WE LANDED STRAIGHT-IN TO RWY XX WITH NO PROB. AFTER LNDG; WE EXITED ON TXWY X AND THEN TRIED TO TURN L ONTO TXWY Y. BECAUSE THE L ENG WAS THE ONLY ONE RUNNING; WE COULD NOT MAKE THE TURN; SO WE SHUT THE ENG DOWN; MANUALLY TOWED IT TO AN OPEN AREA; REFUELED AND TAXIED BACK TO THE FLT SCHOOL. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE ACFT; NO ONE WAS HURT AND NO REGS WERE BROKEN. AS I REVIEW THIS SITUATION; I KNOW THAT MORE ATTN TO DETAIL IS NEEDED AS IT PERTAINS TO FUEL LEVELS AND SITUATIONAL AWARENESS. WE LEFT THE ARPT WITH TANKS 1/2 FULL AND BELIEVED THAT WOULD BE ENOUGH TO COMPLETE THE TRAINING THAT WAS PLANNED. IN THE FUTURE; MUCH BETTER PLANNING WILL TAKE PLACE IN THESE SITUATIONS. IN CASES LIKE THIS; WE WILL ALWAYS LEAVE WITH FULL TANKS TO AVOID THIS SITUATION FROM EVER TAKING PLACE AGAIN.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.