Flight crew of a turboprop powered parachute drop aircraft moved the fuel lever to cutoff on short f...

Attributes
ACN	824877
Time
Date	200902
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Small Transport
Operating Under FAR Part	Other 105
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Flight Plan	None
Component
Aircraft Component	Powerplant Fuel System
Person 1
Function	Pilot Not Flying Instructor
Qualification	Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 20 Flight Crew Total 5100 Flight Crew Type 120
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Other Off Airport Landing

Narrative:

While descending from a parachute drop at 14;000 ft; I allowed another pilot; new to the aircraft; to fly. In the course of a 360 degree turn to descend; he got below the visual GS for runway. I told him to slow the airspeed and at 130 KTS to lower the flaps. I did not assure that he reached for the flap handle and; instead; he selected the fuel lever and moved it to idle cutoff. As there was not time for a restart; I performed a soft-field landing about 60 meters short of the runway. We came to a stop; without damage; with the nosewheel on the runway and the main gear in the dirt. Contributing to this event was the fact that this was my first day in almost 4 months flying this model aircraft. I should have immediately feathered the propeller with the power loss. I would then have made the runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Flight crew of a turboprop powered parachute drop aircraft moved the fuel lever to cutoff on short final; believing they were extending flaps for landing. Land short of runway with no damage or injuries.

Narrative: While descending from a parachute drop at 14;000 FT; I allowed another pilot; new to the aircraft; to fly. In the course of a 360 degree turn to descend; he got below the visual GS for runway. I told him to slow the airspeed and at 130 KTS to lower the flaps. I did not assure that he reached for the flap handle and; instead; he selected the fuel lever and moved it to idle cutoff. As there was not time for a restart; I performed a soft-field landing about 60 meters short of the runway. We came to a stop; without damage; with the nosewheel on the runway and the main gear in the dirt. Contributing to this event was the fact that this was my first day in almost 4 months flying this model aircraft. I should have immediately feathered the propeller with the power loss. I would then have made the runway.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.