20031227034059A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172R · Bluffton, OH · December 27, 2003

Date: December 27, 2003 · 12:30 local
Place: Bluffton, OH
Airport: Bluffton Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N363SA
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC04CA053
Reported as: Cessna 172R
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 38 total38 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days

N363SARegistered now · Cessna 172RS/N 17280756 Airframe modelCessna 172R Engine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The student pilot was landing at Bluffton Airport (5G7) when the aircdraft was hit by a sudden gust of wind. The pilot stated the aircraft was lifted up and then dropped suddenly, hard to the runway on the nose gear and propeller. The aircraft struck the runway causing substantial structural damage behind the aircraft's firewall and the lower belly structure.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT WAS LANDING AT BLUFFTON AIRPORT (5G7) WHEN THE AIRCDRAFT WAS HIT BY A SUDDEN GUST OF WIND. THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED UP AND THEN DROPPED SUDDENLY, HARD TO THE RUNWAY ON THE NOSE GEAR AND PROPELLER. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE RUNWAY CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE BEHIND THE AIRCRAFT'S FIREWALL AND THE LOWER BELLY STRUCTURE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC04CA053Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBluffton, OHThe pilot's improper flare and inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.Dec 27, 2003 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N363SA · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19991018033569IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Lambertville, MI(-23) Whilte taxiing in preparation for take off the left wing struck a tree.Oct 18, 1999 · Minor damage