20020525011489A

(.19) On may 25, 2002, about 1755 hours pacific daylight time, a Cessna 310N, N588JL, force landed off the airport during the final landing approach at Dayton, Nevada. The flight was operated by the pilot under 14 CFR part 91. The pilot received minor injuries and the airplane was substantially damaged. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated at watsonville, California, about 1700. The pilot reported that while on final approach to Dayton the left engine quit. He secured the engine, then the right engine quit. The pilot realized that he was landing on the auxiliary fuel tanks, which were nearly empty, and the airplane was too low to attempt an engine restart. He stated that there were no malfunctions with the airplane nor the engines, and that he had failed to change the fuel selectors to the main fuel tanks. (-23) the pilot of 588JL landed short of the runway at Dayton, Nevada causing substantial damage to the aircraft. The pilot was operating the aircraft on the aux fuel tanks and neglected to select the main fuel tanks prior to landing as specified in the Cessna C-310 owner's manual. The fuel in the a ux fuel tank was exhausted and caused the engines to quit.