# Incident 20070209001459I: Cessna 172P, Fort Meade, MD, February 9, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 2007, 11:50 local time
- Place: Fort Meade, MD
- Airport: Tipton Apt
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- 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: N781FM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N781FM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 145 total, 14 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070209001459I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT WHEN HE WAS LANDING THE AIRCRAFT, A GUST OF WIND CAUGHT THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING THE WING TO DIP AND CONTACT THE GROUND. HE ADDED POWER AND COMPLETED A GO-AROUND AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N781FM (1)

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

- [Accident 20250222002539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250222002539A), Feb 22, 2025: Cessna 172P (N781FM), Mayo, MD, Substantial damage. Student pilot on a solo cross country flight. Student was on the last leg of the flight at 1500 feet to avoid class b airspace when the engine lost power about…

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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