Mooney M20K N305EP

Summary

On 16 September 2025 at about 15:40 local time, a Mooney M20K registered N305EP was involved in an accident near Pearland, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.

Date

16 September 2025 at 15:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Pearland, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Pearland Rgnl (LVJ)

Coordinates

29.5213, -95.2421

Aircraft

Mooney M20K

Registration

N305EP

Category

Airplane

Year built

1982

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN25LA386

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On September 16, 2025, about 1040 central daylight time, a Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K, N305EP was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident at the Pearland Regional Airport, Pearland, Texas. The pilot and certificated flight instructor were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 personal flight. The pilot reported that the purpose of the flight was to perform an engine break-in after an engine replacement, and to perform a flight review as required by 14 CFR 61.56. He stated that the initial takeoff roll was consistent with expectations and rotation was achieved normally at he expected time and distance. After takeoff when the airplane was about 10-15 ft above ground level, the pilot noticed a reduction in engine power and airplane performance. He checked throttle, propeller, and mixture settings, and then he retarded and re-advanced the throttle with no change in engine performance. The airplane continued to lose airspeed; the pilot recognized that the airplane was going to impact the runway and he retarded the mixture to shut the engine off. He stated that during the takeoff attempt he did not notice any misfire or unusual shaking. He did not believe that the engine lost all power and continued to operate at reduced power until he retarded the mixture control. The airplane landed hard on the runway, the left main landing gear separated, and airplane slid off the left side of the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The airplane was retained for further examination.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.