# Accident 20251003016569A: Cessna 172M, Bluffton, OH, October 3, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 2025, 13:10 local time
- Place: Bluffton, OH
- Airport: Bluffton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- 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: N64203, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64203) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 49 total, 49 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251003016569A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ERA26LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA016), Oct 3, 2025: Cessna 172 (N64203), Bluffton, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing.

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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