ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 279245
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| Date: | Monday 13 June 2022 |
| Time: | 17:15 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172K Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N78755 |
| MSN: | 17257747 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4983 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Bluffton Airport (5G7), Bluffton, OH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Bluffton Airport, OH (5G7) |
| Bluffton Airport, OH (5G7) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On June 13, 2022, at about 1715 local time, a Cessna 172K Skyhawk, N78755, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident at Bluffton Airport (5G7), Bluffton, Ohio. The pilot sustained serious injuries.
On the day of the accident, the student pilot performed four takeoffs and landings with his flight instructor before he was cleared by the instructor for his second solo traffic pattern flight. The student pilot reported that upon touching down on the third solo landing the airplane was blown across the runway by a sudden crosswind, and he decided to abort the landing. The student pilot described that after applying full power and beginning to climb the airplane encountered an aerodynamic stall. Airport surveillance video confirmed that during the climb, the airplane was in a nose high pitch attitude and at relatively slow ground speed before it descended to the ground in a left turn. The airplane impacted a field to the left of the runway resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage, both wings and the vertical stabilizer. The student pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The student pilot’s loss of control during climb after an aborted landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.limaohio.com/news/512526/plane-crashes-at-bluffton-airport-on-monday-evening
https://www.wtol.com/article/news/local/small-plane-crashes-in-bluffton/512-c4087644-dade-4912-acf9-50ee2b0f1cee
NTSB
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N78755
https://photos-e1.flightcdn.com/photos/retriever/3efd9997af56c456f0318d02890ed2981ffdf494 (photo)
Location
Images:
Photos: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jun-2022 21:17 | Geno | Added |
| 14-Jun-2022 21:34 | RobertMB | Updated [Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Jun-2022 21:43 | RobertMB | Updated [Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-May-2023 21:28 | Captain Adam | Updated [[Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]] |
| 12-May-2023 03:41 | Captain Adam | Updated [[[Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]]] |
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