What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot privacy data omitted was pilot in command flying N873MP, a Cessna 182 in public use for the Missouri highway patrol. The pilot privacy data omitted ^ landed the airplane after executing an instrument approach to Dexter, MO airport (dxe) on runway 36. Upon post flight inspection the pilot privacy data omitted ^ noticed damage to the right hand elevator outboard tip and main landing gear. The airplane was subsequently inspected by mid-continent, a Cessna dealership, which determined that damage to both the elevator and landing gear could be attributed to multiple hard landings over time and not to one event. Additionally the pilot privacy data omitted ^ has stated he and other pilots generally fly approaches at approximately 110-120 knots and is common practice in aircraft used by the mhp.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ WAS PILOT IN COMMAND FLYING N873MP, A CESSNA 182 IN PUBLIC USE FOR THE MISSOURI HIGHWAY PATROL. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ LANDED THE AIRPLANE AFTER EXECUTING AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH TO DEXTER, MO AIRPORT (DXE) ON RUNWAY 36. UPON POST FLIGHT INSPECTION THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ NOTICED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT HAND ELEVATOR OUTBOARD TIP AND MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY INSPECTED BY MID-CONTINENT, A CESSNA DEALERSHIP, WHICH DETERMINED THAT DAMAGE TO BOTH THE ELEVATOR AND LANDING GEAR COULD BE ATTRIBUTED TO MULTIPLE HARD LANDINGS OVER TIME AND NOT TO ONE EVENT. ADDITIONALLY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ HAS STATED HE AND OTHER PILOTS GENERALLY FLY APPROACHES AT APPROXIMATELY 110-120 KNOTS AND IS COMMON PRACTICE IN AIRCRAFT USED BY THE MHP.
NTSB investigation
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