What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On February 16, 2006 at approximately 2315 zulu a hodge Express CT, N410MP, s/n 001 crashed while attempting an approach to runway 22 at Tyler Pounds airport, Tyler, Texas. The aircraft was piloted by privacy data omitted. One passenger privacy data omitted was on board. Contact with Tyler airport tower was at 2258Z 15 miles east of Tyler with last contact made at 2302Z reporting 2 miles northeast left base. Tower indicated landing clearance. Aircraft crashed in a forested area at N32.22.155 - W95.22.668, 1.8589 statute miles due north of the airport. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The pilot's injury included a broken right leg and the passenger sustained minor injuries involving cuts and scratches. According to the pilot, the aircraft was approximately two to two thousand five hundred feet in altitude in approach when power was reduced. The passenger observed the VASI as "red" on final and suggested application of power but the engine did not respond and the pilot stated the engine had quit running and the propeller was windmilling. The pilot stated he applied full throttle and mixture, the engine restarted, but subsequently quit again almost immediately. According to he passenger an attempt was made to select different fuel tanks in association with use of electric boost pump without success.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON FEBRUARY 16, 2006 AT APPROXIMATELY 2315 ZULU A HODGE EXPRESS CT, N410MP, S/N 001 CRASHED WHILE ATTEMPTING AN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 22 AT TYLER POUNDS AIRPORT, TYLER, TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^. ONE PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ WAS ON BOARD. CONTACT WITH TYLER AIRPORT TOWER WAS AT 2258Z 15 MILES EAST OF TYLER WITH LAST CONTACT MADE AT 2302Z REPORTING 2 MILES NORTHEAST LEFT BASE. TOWER INDICATED LANDING CLEARANCE. AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A FORESTED AREA AT N32.22.155 - W95.22.668, 1.8589 STATUTE MILES DUE NORTH OF THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT'S INJURY INCLUDED A BROKEN RIGHT LEG AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES INVOLVING CUTS AND SCRATCHES. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY TWO TO TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED FEET IN ALTITUDE IN APPROACH WHEN POWER WAS REDUCED. THE PASSENGER OBSERVED THE VASI AS "RED" ON FINAL AND SUGGESTED APPLICATION OF POWER BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND AND THE PILOT STATED THE ENGINE HAD QUIT RUNNING AND THE PROPELLER WAS WINDMILLING. THE PILOT STATED HE APPLIED FULL THROTTLE AND MIXTURE, THE ENGINE RESTARTED, BUT SUBSEQUENTLY QUIT AGAIN ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. ACCORDING TO HE PASSENGER AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO SELECT DIFFERENT FUEL TANKS IN ASSOCIATION WITH USE OF ELECTRIC BOOST PUMP WITHOUT SUCCESS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.