# Incident 20250409003299I: Cessna 172M, Middle River, MD, April 9, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 2025, 19:00 local time
- Place: Middle River, MD
- Airport: Martin State Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- 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: N9632H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9632H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 114 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250409003299I

## Narrative

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

ON APPROACH 4 MILES NORTH OF THE AIRPORT AT 1500 FEET THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A BIRD, WHICH DENTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE LOWER ENGINE COWLING.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

METAR KMTN 092254Z 14008KT 10SM CLR 08/M03 A3026

## Other reports on N9632H (1)

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

- [Accident 19920918037659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920918037659A), Sep 18, 1992: Cessna 172M (N9632H), Evanston, WY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Dived into ground five minutes after departing for short crosscountry flight. Elevator trim full nose down.

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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