# NTSB CEN26LA122: Cessna 182, N7276V, Golden, MO, February 21, 2026 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: February 21, 2026, 11:32 local (17:32 UTC) - Place: Golden, MO · Impacted fence on departure end of runway 9 - Coordinates: 36.528258, -93.673048 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5283&lon=-93.6730&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 4 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 19, 2026 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 202483 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN26LA122 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/202483/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=202483 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA122 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to establish stabilized approach that would have allowed the airplane to touch down with adequate runway remaining. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to execute a go-around. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182S, 12 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072701), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: descent/approach/glide path](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182S, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md?model=2072701), [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 182S, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=2072701), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Cessna 182S, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2072701), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot had just completed one touch-and-go landing and was performing his second one when he touched down with 500 feet of runway remaining. The airplane had excessive speed due to the unstabilized approach, and the pilot applied maximum braking at the last 50 feet of runway. The airplane went through a ditch and came to rest on a grass embankment next to a barbed wire fence which resulted in substantial damage to the right horizontal stabilizer and right elevator. The operator reported that there were no preaccident malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The operator further reported that the accident could have been prevented if the pilot had executed a go-around due to the unstabilized approach or may have been prevented if he had applied maximum braking at the point of touchdown. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N7276V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7276V), registered now, S/N 18280570, built 1999 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182 (S) - Registry model: [Cessna 182S](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182s) (registry code 2072701) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18280570 - Year built: 1999 - Airframe hours: 3747 - Engines: LYCOMING IO-540-AB1A5 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Legends Air Center LLC - Registered owner: Legends Air Center LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, November 18, 2025 - Departed: KVBT, Bentonville, AR - Destination: MO32, Golden, MO - Airport: MO32, Table Rock, runway 09, 2,325 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 53; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 267.1 total, 44.8 in this make and model, 215.7 as pilot in command, 7.6 in the last 90 days, 0.5 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 20° at 12 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 41 °F, dew point 23 °F - Altimeter: 30.22 inHg - Observed at: ROG, 23 nm away - METAR: METAR KROG 211658Z 02012KT 10SM CLR 05/M05 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP236 T00501050 ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Incident 20260221013059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260221013059I), Feb 21, 2026: Cessna 182S, Golden, MO, Minor damage. Aircrafty [privacy data omitted], was on a personal flight from kbvt to MO32 for a personal flight. Trip duration was approximately 24 minutes. PIC obtained wx… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 16, 2026, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=202483. 4.4 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 10 pages, 4.3 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19995537&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=CEN26LA122%20-%206120_1_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 2, PDF, 3 pages, 2 photos, 111 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20000883&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=CEN26LA122%20-%20PHOTOS-Rel.pdf 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. 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