# Accident 20220613012729A: Cessna 172K, Bluffton, OH, June 13, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 2022, 17:46 local time
- Place: Bluffton, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8854° N, 83.8686° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8854&lon=-83.8686&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78755, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78755-2023-05-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 18 total, 18 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA267) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220613012729A

## Narrative

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

UPON LANDING RUNWAY 23 AT BLUFFTON AIRPORT 5G7 PIC STUDENT PILOT INTIATED A GO AROUND BECAME AIRBOURNE AND TURNING LEFT AND CRASHING IN A SOYBEAN FIELD APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS S/W OF RUNWAY 05/23 (MID FIELD) THE AIRCRAFT WAS UPSIDE DOWN NOSE POINTING APPROXIMATELY N/E WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. PHOTOS, STATEMENTS AND EVALUATION OF THE ACCIDENT WERE CONDUCTED AND COORDINATION WITH THE NTSB WAS ESTABLISHED. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL, NON-LIFE THREATENING.

## 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 ERA22LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA267), Jun 13, 2022: Cessna 172 (N78755), Bluffton, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s loss of control during climb after an aborted landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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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