What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
PIC was inbound to west houston, Texas (kitw) from vicksburg, Mississippi (kvks) on 02/23/2012. The flight according to the GPS in the aircraft lasted 2.2 hours. PIC did not file a flight plan and flew all the way VFR until he reached the houston area where he obtained a local IFR clearance to be able to get in to kitw because of a low overcast layer. The pilot was being vectored to the final approach cousre for the GPS 15 when he saw kitw and requested a visual approach. A few minutes later he noticed the ceiling was dropping down lower so he attempted to scud run under the layer. When ATC warned him that they just received a low altitude alert his right engine started running rough. He reached over and turned on the right engine fuel boost pump and the engine smoothed out so he thought the right engine mechancal fuel pump had failed. Not long after that both engines quit. The pilot saw a baseball field and tried to use that as his emergency landing field but he saw children on it so he then choose the road next to the field but failed because of him being at such a low altitude. The airplane hit the ground on a school play ground with the gear down with such great force that it collapsed all the wheels then slid about 100 feet stricking a telephone pole tearing of the right wing just outside of the engine cowling. At the accident site I saw no evidence of a fire and found no evidence of fuel spillage. Checked both tanks and found both of them dry. The pilot walked away from the accident scene. Later he was taken to the hospital with a back injury. Released a few days later not requiring surgery.
As the FAA filed it
PIC WAS INBOUND TO WEST HOUSTON, TEXAS (KITW) FROM VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI (KVKS) ON 02/23/2012. THE FLIGHT ACCORDING TO THE GPS IN THE AIRCRAFT LASTED 2.2 HOURS. PIC DID NOT FILE A FLIGHT PLAN AND FLEW ALL THE WAY VFR UNTIL HE REACHED THE HOUSTON AREA WHERE HE OBTAINED A LOCAL IFR CLEARANCE TO BE ABLE TO GET IN TO KITW BECAUSE OF A LOW OVERCAST LAYER. THE PILOT WAS BEING VECTORED TO THE FINAL APPROACH COUSRE FOR THE GPS 15 WHEN HE SAW KITW AND REQUESTED A VISUAL APPROACH. A FEW MINUTES LATER HE NOTICED THE CEILING WAS DROPPING DOWN LOWER SO HE ATTEMPTED TO SCUD RUN UNDER THE LAYER. WHEN ATC WARNED HIM THAT THEY JUST RECEIVED A LOW ALTITUDE ALERT HIS RIGHT ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. HE REACHED OVER AND TURNED ON THE RIGHT ENGINE FUEL BOOST PUMP AND THE ENGINE SMOOTHED OUT SO HE THOUGHT THE RIGHT ENGINE MECHANCAL FUEL PUMP HAD FAILED. NOT LONG AFTER THAT BOTH ENGINES QUIT. THE PILOT SAW A BASEBALL FIELD AND TRIED TO USE THAT AS HIS EMERGENCY LANDING FIELD BUT HE SAW CHILDREN ON IT SO HE THEN CHOOSE THE ROAD NEXT TO THE FIELD BUT FAILED BECAUSE OF HIM BEING AT SUCH A LOW ALTITUDE. THE AIRPLANE HIT THE GROUND ON A SCHOOL PLAY GROUND WITH THE GEAR DOWN WITH SUCH GREAT FORCE THAT IT COLLAPSED ALL THE WHEELS THEN SLID ABOUT 100 FEET STRICKING A TELEPHONE POLE TEARING OF THE RIGHT WING JUST OUTSIDE OF THE ENGINE COWLING. AT THE ACCIDENT SITE I SAW NO EVIDENCE OF A FIRE AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL SPILLAGE. CHECKED BOTH TANKS AND FOUND BOTH OF THEM DRY. THE PILOT WALKED AWAY FROM THE ACCIDENT SCENE. LATER HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH A BACK INJURY. RELEASED A FEW DAYS LATER NOT REQUIRING SURGERY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.