# Accident 20031227034059A: Cessna 172R, Bluffton, OH, December 27, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 2003, 12:30 local time
- Place: Bluffton, OH
- Airport: Bluffton Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8853° N, 83.8686° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8853&lon=-83.8686&mi=10
- Aircraft: N363SA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N363SA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 38 total, 38 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04CA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031227034059A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC04CA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA053), Dec 27, 2003: Cessna 172R (N363SA), Bluffton, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare and inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.

## Other reports on N363SA (1)

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

- [Incident 19991018033569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991018033569I), Oct 18, 1999: Cessna 172R (N363SA), Lambertville, MI, Minor damage. (-23) Whilte taxiing in preparation for take off the left wing struck a tree.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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