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FAA accident report · Mooney M20E · Gonzales, LA · December 16, 2025

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Date
December 16, 2025 · 09:37 local
Place
Gonzales, LA
Airport
Louisiana Regional
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9081V
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN26LA063
Reported as
Mooney M20E
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,665 total447 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days
N9081VRegistered now · Mooney M20ES/N 690015 · Built 1968Airframe modelMooney M20EEngine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On December 16th, 2025, the pilot attempted a landing at kreg, Louisiana Regional Airport in Gonzales, LA. The pilot had to perform a "go around" on the first landing attempt due to being too high on final approach. During the second landing attempt, the aircraft bounced off of the runway, at which point the pilot decided to continue to land. The aircraft bounced a second time and went into a nose up attitude. The aircraft bounced a third time and was in a severe nose up attitude. At this point, the PIC flying in the right seat took control. The PIC applied full power to the engine and commanded the pilot in the left seat to bring gear and flaps up in an attempt to perform a "go around". With low airspeed and a high angle of attack, the left wing stalled and the aircraft began to spin to the left. The aircraft went through a wildlife fence and came to rest just inside the tree line bordering the airport property. Both pilot and copilot were uninjured. The aircraft was recovered and brought to the pilot's hangar on the airport.

As the FAA filed it

ON DECEMBER 16TH, 2025, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A LANDING AT KREG, LOUISIANA REGIONAL AIRPORT IN GONZALES, LA. THE PILOT HAD TO PERFORM A "GO AROUND" ON THE FIRST LANDING ATTEMPT DUE TO BEING TOO HIGH ON FINAL APPROACH. DURING THE SECOND LANDING ATTEMPT, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED OFF OF THE RUNWAY, AT WHICH POINT THE PILOT DECIDED TO CONTINUE TO LAND. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED A SECOND TIME AND WENT INTO A NOSE UP ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED A THIRD TIME AND WAS IN A SEVERE NOSE UP ATTITUDE. AT THIS POINT, THE PIC FLYING IN THE RIGHT SEAT TOOK CONTROL. THE PIC APPLIED FULL POWER TO THE ENGINE AND COMMANDED THE PILOT IN THE LEFT SEAT TO BRING GEAR AND FLAPS UP IN AN ATTEMPT TO PERFORM A "GO AROUND". WITH LOW AIRSPEED AND A HIGH ANGLE OF ATTACK, THE LEFT WING STALLED AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SPIN TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT WENT THROUGH A WILDLIFE FENCE AND CAME TO REST JUST INSIDE THE TREE LINE BORDERING THE AIRPORT PROPERTY. BOTH PILOT AND COPILOT WERE UNINJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED AND BROUGHT TO THE PILOT'S HANGAR ON THE AIRPORT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN26LA063Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportGonzales, LAThe pilot’s improper pitch control that resulted in a hard landing, and his improper recovery from multiple bounced landings. Contributing to the accident was the safety pilot’s delayed response to the initial bounced landing which led to the runway excursion.Dec 16, 2025 · Substantial damage