# Incident 20200511003459I: Cessna 172S, Middle River, MD, May 11, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 2020, 10:20 local time
- Place: Middle River, MD
- Airport: Martin State Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3257° N, 76.4138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MARTIN STATE (MTN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3257&lon=-76.4138&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6208C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6208C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 209 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200511003459I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Accident 20250817012469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250817012469A), Aug 17, 2025: Cessna 172S (N6208C), Middle River, MD, Substantial damage. Pilot was returning from cross country flight on IFR flight plan from rdu to mtn. Whether it was VMC winds calm, visibility 10 miles, sky scattered at 5000…

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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