Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.
NTSB analysis
The private pilot was landing the airplane after a cross-country flight with a passenger onboard. The pilot reported that, during the landing roll, the left brake locked and the airplane veered to the left, departing the side of the runway into a ravine. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no mechanical anomalies with the braking system that would have precluded normal operation, and the locked brake condition could not be duplicated; therefore, the reason for the loss of directional control could not be determined.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN17LA326 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Aug 20, 2017
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Booneville, Missouri
- Nearest airport
- Jesse Viertel Memorial Airport (KVER)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Cessna 182
- N-number
- N182DW
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1979
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.