# Accident 20250916020869A: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K, Pearland, TX, September 16, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 2025, 10:40 local time
- Place: Pearland, TX
- Airport: Pearland Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5213° N, 95.2421° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5213&lon=-95.2421&mi=10
- Aircraft: N305EP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N305EP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY AIRCRAFT CORP. M20K
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 384 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA386](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA386) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250916020869A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DURING TAKEOFF FROM PEARLAND REGIONAL AIRPORT, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, RESULTING IN A STALL. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE RUNWAY IN A LEFT-WING-DOWN ATTITUDE, CAUSING THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE AND SEPARATE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR ALSO STRUCK THE RUNWAY AND COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT ULTIMATELY CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN25LA386](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA386), Sep 16, 2025: Mooney M20K (N305EP), Pearland, TX, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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