# Brake - Type: NTSB finding subsection - Path: [Aircraft](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01) › [Aircraft systems](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/0102) › [Landing gear system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/010232) › Brake - NTSB code: 01023242 - Cases: 297 - In the probable cause: 271 - Fatal cases: 2 - All cases: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023242/cases.md - Cases with it in the probable cause: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023242/cases.md?cause=1 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023242 ## Cases per year (in the probable cause / all) - 2008: 17 / 18 - 2009: 11 / 16 - 2010: 13 / 15 - 2011: 14 / 15 - 2012: 21 / 22 - 2013: 13 / 14 - 2014: 7 / 8 - 2015: 10 / 11 - 2016: 13 / 15 - 2017: 15 / 16 - 2018: 23 / 26 - 2019: 38 / 39 - 2020: 15 / 15 - 2021: 15 / 17 - 2022: 13 / 14 - 2023: 10 / 11 - 2024: 10 / 11 - 2025: 9 / 10 - 2026: 4 / 4 ## Defining events in these cases - [Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230): 109 cases - [Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096): 78 cases - [Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330): 43 cases - [Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300): 17 cases - [Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200): 12 cases - [Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900): 10 cases - [Fire/smoke (non-impact)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150): 9 cases - [Landing area overshoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380): 4 cases - [Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490): 3 cases - [Abrupt maneuver](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/270): 2 cases ## Aircraft models (registry) - [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140): 11 cases - [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150): 10 cases - [Bellanca 7GCBC](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc): 8 cases - [Piper PA-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12): 6 cases - [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181): 5 cases - [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180): 5 cases - [Luscombe 8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a): 4 cases - [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150): 4 cases - [Piper PA-25-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235): 3 cases - [Maule MX-7-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mx-7-235): 3 cases ## Other findings in the same cases - [Aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040) (Personnel issues): 114 cases - [Directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020) (Aircraft): 87 cases - [Use of equip/system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015) (Personnel issues): 82 cases - [Surface speed/braking](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062045) (Aircraft): 41 cases - [Incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015) (Personnel issues): 27 cases - [Decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520) (Personnel issues): 22 cases - [Tailwind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034015) (Environmental issues): 10 cases - [Soft surface](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023020) (Environmental issues): 9 cases - [Crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040) (Environmental issues): 8 cases - [Sloped/uneven terrain](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021017) (Environmental issues): 8 cases ## Newest cases - [NTSB ERA26LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA318), May 30, 2026: Cessna 140 (N77061), Homestead, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s excessive braking during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose over. - [NTSB ERA26LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA210), May 15, 2026: John Bradley Vans RV-7 (N519JS), Athens, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Contamination of the left wheel brake system with debris, which resulted in a loss of directional control during takeoff. - [NTSB WPR26LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA114), Mar 2, 2026: American Champion 8GCBC (N636DB), Carefree, AZ, substantial damage - [NTSB WPR26LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA075), Jan 1, 2026: Maule M-5-235C (N56500), Jay Em, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of directional control and subsequent nose over due to the inadvertent engagement of the right wheel parking brake as a result of cabin floor carpeting migrating between the right brake… - [NTSB ERA26LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA076), Dec 22, 2025: Cessna 172N (N1517E), East Farmingdale, NY, minor damage. Probable cause: A loss of brake effectiveness during taxi, which resulted in a collision with another airplane. - [NTSB ERA26LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA020), Oct 13, 2025: Cessna 140 (N1882V), Canon, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadvertent application of brakes during the landing roll, which resulted in a noseover. - [NTSB WPR26LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA018), Oct 9, 2025: Cessna 180 (N249MD), Imnaha, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s continued application of brakes during an aborted takeoff in a tailwind on down-sloping terrain, which resulted in a nose-over. - [NTSB CEN26LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA002), Oct 1, 2025: Champion 7GC (N621E), Haskell, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s excessive braking during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose over. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of experience with the recently installed brakes and tundra… - [NTSB CEN25LA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA351), Aug 28, 2025: Cirrus Design SR22 (N45JN), Nora Springs, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper decision-making for the attempted landing, which resulted in a runway overrun due to inadequate runway landing distance with a quartering tailwind. Contributing to the accident… - [NTSB CEN25LA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA293), Jul 26, 2025: Piper PA-31T3 (N401VA), Appleton, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane on the ground, which resulted in a collision with a parked airplane. NTSB has coded findings and defining events since 2008; earlier cases used its older occurrence and cause codes and aren't counted. Findings: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings.md. Defining events: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events.md. Phases of flight: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases.md. Every investigation, filtered by finding, event, phase, state, year or model: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb.md (for example ?state=MI&fatal=1). NTSB's definitions: Accident and incident, 49 CFR 830.2 (https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-VIII/part-830/subpart-A/section-830.2), CICTT occurrence categories (PDF) (https://www.ntsb.gov/safety/data/Documents/datafiles/OccurrenceCategoryDefinitions.pdf), CICTT phases of flight (PDF) (https://www.ntsb.gov/safety/data/Documents/datafiles/PhaseofFlightDefinitions.pdf), and NTSB coding manual, before 2008 (PDF) (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). NTSB publishes no definitions for its findings, only their names. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.