What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On may 9, 2009, at 1317 central standard time, a Velocity, N45YV, was destroyed upon impact with terrain approximately 2 miles se of houston executive airport (tme). The private pilot, the sole occupant of the airplane was fatally injured. A friend of the pilot reported that the pilot had just installed a new propeller on the aircraft and was conducting a maintenance test flight. The aircraft was last seen in the traffic pattern at houston executive airport (tme) around 1315 local time. A witness 1 mile southwest of the accident sight reported seeing the aircraft flying north and then heard the engine quit. When he looked back up again he said the aircraft was inverted and falling straight down. An one scene investigation revealed that the aircraft impacted the ground inverted and was not producing power on impact. Two engine mounts were broken and the other two were bent. It was evident that fuel was onboard, but both tanks were breached and the fuel drained onto the ground. The PIC had bought 27 gallons of fuel on may 9th at time prior to departure. Additionally, one of the three propeller blades separated from the propeller hub and was found 400-600' west of the wreckage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MAY 9, 2009, AT 1317 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A VELOCITY, N45YV, WAS DESTROYED UPON IMPACT WITH TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES SE OF HOUSTON EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (TME). THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE WAS FATALLY INJURED. A FRIEND OF THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE PILOT HAD JUST INSTALLED A NEW PROPELLER ON THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS CONDUCTING A MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LAST SEEN IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT HOUSTON EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (TME) AROUND 1315 LOCAL TIME. A WITNESS 1 MILE SOUTHWEST OF THE ACCIDENT SIGHT REPORTED SEEING THE AIRCRAFT FLYING NORTH AND THEN HEARD THE ENGINE QUIT. WHEN HE LOOKED BACK UP AGAIN HE SAID THE AIRCRAFT WAS INVERTED AND FALLING STRAIGHT DOWN. AN ONE SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND INVERTED AND WAS NOT PRODUCING POWER ON IMPACT. TWO ENGINE MOUNTS WERE BROKEN AND THE OTHER TWO WERE BENT. IT WAS EVIDENT THAT FUEL WAS ONBOARD, BUT BOTH TANKS WERE BREACHED AND THE FUEL DRAINED ONTO THE GROUND. THE PIC HAD BOUGHT 27 GALLONS OF FUEL ON MAY 9TH AT TIME PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. ADDITIONALLY, ONE OF THE THREE PROPELLER BLADES SEPARATED FROM THE PROPELLER HUB AND WAS FOUND 400-600' WEST OF THE WRECKAGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.