Cessna 182R accident near Dexter, Missouri, October 17, 2006
On October 17, 2006, a Cessna 182R, registered N873MP, was substantially damaged in an accident near Dexter, Missouri (Dexter Municipal Airport). It was a positioning flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's improper runway selection for landing and the pilot's inadequate flare. A factor was the tailwind.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 17, 2006
- Place
- Dexter, Missouri · Dexter Municipal Airport
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182R · all 182Rs on the register
- Registration
- N873MP · no longer on the register · serial 18268575
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Positioning flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The airplane sustained substantial damage during a hard landing. The pilot reported that he encountered instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) soon after departure and that he "encountered significant turbulence almost immediately." He flew an instrument approach and landed on runway 36 with about 80 - 90 knots airspeed due to the wind conditions. He reported that during the landing roll, the airplane drifted to the left and a severe vibration developed in the main landing gear. The inspection of the airplane revealed that ten rivets were sheared and broken from both the left and right main landing gear bulkhead assemblies. The right elevator balance weight assembly was bent downward about 4 inches and the aluminum skin and spar extension were broken. The right balance weight assembly exhibited buckling and bending in the downward direction. The reported surface winds at the airport located about 19 nautical miles from the accident airport were 150 degrees at 10 knots.
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
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,220 hours in all; 1,000 in this make and model; 100 in the last 90 days; 35 in the last 30 days; 1,185 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: April 1, 2006
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (without waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 7,850 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, June 1, 2006
- Maximum gross weight: 2,622 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental O-470-U25 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: POF Poplar Bluff MO at 11:45 pm
- Destination: DXE Dexter MO
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 36, 4,500 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 150° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 4 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 800 ft
- Temperature: 63°F (17°C), dew point 59°F (15°C)
- Altimeter: 29.44 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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