Beech B100 accident near Dexter, Missouri, May 10, 2016
On May 10, 2016 at about 10:30 pm local time, a 1977 Beech B100, registered N86TR, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing (landing roll) near Dexter, Missouri (Dexter Municipal Airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
A collapse of the right main landing gear for reasons that could not be determined because of the damage to the landing gear system.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 10, 2016 · about 10:30 pm local time · cases in 2016
- Place
- Dexter, Missouri · Dexter Municipal Airport · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech B100, built 1977 · all B100s on the register
- Registration
- N86TR · no longer on the register · serial BE-22
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The commercial pilot was seated in the left seat and conducting a familiarization flight in the airplane. After completing airwork, he returned to the airport and conducted a circling approach, then entered the airport traffic pattern. The right seat pilot read the before landing checklist, and the pilot performed the items accordingly. He stated that, after extending the landing gear, he noted three green lights, indicating that the landing gear were extended and locked. Upon touchdown, the right main landing gear collapsed. The airplane veered off the runway and into a grass area. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the right main landing gear actuator assembly had numerous bent parts and was broken out of its mounting structure. The rigging for the landing gear system could not be checked, nor could functional gear swing test be performed due to damage sustained in the accident. No further testing was conducted. The reason for the landing gear collapse could not be determined.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Landing gear collapse during landing (flare/touchdown)
- Collision during takeoff/land during landing (landing roll) defining event
The NTSB's findings
- cause Aircraft › Aircraft systems › Landing gear system › Main landing gear › Not specified other cases naming the landing gear
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,333 hours in all; 16 in this make and model; 51 in the last 90 days; 19 in the last 30 days; 1,333 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: rgt
- Injury: no injuries
Flight instructor
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: ctr
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 17,777 hours
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme, April 25, 2016
- Maximum gross weight: 1,180 lb
- Seats: 9
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine 1: Garrett TPE 331-6-251 (turboprop); 10,927 hours total
- Engine 2: Garrett TPE 331-6-251 (turboprop); 11,735 hours total
- Operator: Dexter Air LLC
The flight
- Departed from: JBR Jonesboro MO at 9:50 pm
- Destination: Dexter MO
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 18, 5,000 ft by 100 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 210° at 12 knots
- Visibility: 9 statute miles
- Sky: a few clouds at 3,000 ft
- Temperature: 81°F (27°C), dew point 68°F (20°C)
- Observation at 9:53 pm from POF, 18 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
3 documents, released by the NTSB on November 16, 2017. View them here, or download them; the NTSB redacts some personal details before release, and this site shows the NTSB's own titles rather than its file names.
| # | Document | What it is | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot/operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 - Pilot | PDF, 11 pages | View Download |
| 2 | Pilot/operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 - Flight Instructor | PDF, 11 pages | View Download |
| 3 | FAA Inspector's Statement | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
The same docket at the NTSB · documents without a copy here are fetched from the NTSB when you open them.
Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N86TR: not on the register today · the record of its deregistration
- Beechcraft B100 58 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Beechcraft 6 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Garrett TPE 331-6-251 7 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Engine: Garrett TPE 331-6-251 7 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Dexter Municipal · nearest airport
- Jonesboro Municipal · departed from
- Accidents and incidents in Missouri 1,640 since 1982 · 219 in the last ten years
- Missouri 5,813 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/CEN16LA187.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
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