20251003016569A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Bluffton, OH · October 3, 2025

Date
October 3, 2025 · 13:10 local
Place
Bluffton, OH
Airport
Bluffton
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N64203
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA26LA016
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
49 total49 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Student pilot 2nd solo. Aircraft bounced during landing rwy 23 on second touchdown damaged nose wheel resulting in firewall damage. Substancial damage. No injuries

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT 2ND SOLO. AIRCRAFT BOUNCED DURING LANDING RWY 23 ON SECOND TOUCHDOWN DAMAGED NOSE WHEEL RESULTING IN FIREWALL DAMAGE. SUBSTANCIAL DAMAGE. NO INJURIES

NTSB investigation

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