# Incident 19880815040649I: Cessna 172N, Ft Meade, MD, August 15, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1988, 18:03 local time
- Place: Ft Meade, MD
- Airport: Tipton Aaf
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1057° N, 76.7433° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Meade, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1057&lon=-76.7433&mi=10
- Aircraft: N733CP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N733CP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 200 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880815040649I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT TIPPED UP ON ITS NOSE BY A STRONG GUST OF WIND WHILE TAXIING TO PARK. HAD SURFACE WINDS TO 66KTS IN AREA.

## Other reports on N733CP (3)

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

- [Accident 20260518009089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260518009089A), May 18, 2026: Cessna 172N (N733CP), Westerly, RI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On may 18th 2026 a Cessna 172 crashed landed in a field northwest from Westerly airport (wst) off the approach end of runway 14. The sole occupant on board…
- [Accident 19860914047659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860914047659A), Sep 14, 1986: Cessna 172N (N733CP), Seven Springs, PA, Substantial damage. Approach high. Bounced. Aborted a go around attempt after wing tip and left gear contacted the ground.
- [Accident 19811130077059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811130077059A), Nov 30, 1981: Cessna 172N (N733CP), Stevensville, MD, Substantial damage. Lost directional control in crosswind landing. Rolled off side of runway into a ditch.

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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