20200511003459I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172S · Middle River, MD · May 11, 2020

Date
May 11, 2020 · 10:20 local
Place
Middle River, MD
Airport
Martin State Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6208C
Reported as
Cessna 172S
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
400 total209 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On 05/11/2020 at approximately 10:20 local time privacy data omitted was performing a landing on runway 33 at Martin State Airport (kmtn) Middle River, MD. During the landing privacy data omitted encountered a gust of wind at the moment of touch down. This caused the airplane to lift back into the air. privacy data omitted Reacted by pushing the nose back towards the runway which induced the airplane to porpoise. When he tried to recover he landed on the nose wheel causing a prop strike and minor damage to the firewall of the aircraft.

METAR: kmtn 111654Z 26011G21KT 10SM BKN055 BKN090 17/02 A2992

As the FAA filed it

ON 05/11/2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:20 LOCAL TIME ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PERFORMING A LANDING ON RUNWAY 33 AT MARTIN STATE AIRPORT (KMTN) MIDDLE RIVER, MD. DURING THE LANDING ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND AT THE MOMENT OF TOUCH DOWN. THIS CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO LIFT BACK INTO THE AIR. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REACTED BY PUSHING THE NOSE BACK TOWARDS THE RUNWAY WHICH INDUCED THE AIRPLANE TO PORPOISE. WHEN HE TRIED TO RECOVER HE LANDED ON THE NOSE WHEEL CAUSING A PROP STRIKE AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL OF THE AIRCRAFT.

METAR: KMTN 111654Z 26011G21KT 10SM BKN055 BKN090 17/02 A2992

Other reports on N6208C · 1

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