Cessna 182R N873MP

Summary

On 17 October 2006 at about 00:53 local time, a Cessna 182R registered N873MP was involved in an accident near Dexter, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

17 October 2006 at 00:53

Classification

Accident

Location

Dexter, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Dexter Municipal Airport (DXE)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 182R

Registration

N873MP

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Poplar Bluff → Dexter

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI07TA015

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper runway selection for landing and the pilot's inadequate flare. A factor was the tailwind.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.