# Incident 20260518005069I: Cessna 172R, Ocean City, MD, May 18, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 2026, 23:35 local time
- Place: Ocean City, MD
- Airport: Ocean City Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 38.3105° N, 75.1240° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OCEAN CITY MUNI (OXB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3105&lon=-75.1240&mi=10
- Aircraft: N398ES, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N398ES) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 118 total, 118 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260518005069I

## Narrative

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

PIC CAME IN FOR LANDING ON RWY 32 WITH CROSWIND 220 @ 7KTS. AIRCRAFT WAS PUSHED TO THE RIGHT DUE TO WIND CONDITION, PIC ADJUSTED HEADING TO COMPENSATE FOR THE CROSSWIND. AT THE MIDPOINT OF THE RUNWAY WHILE ON FLARE, THE PIC FELT THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE MOVE DOWN AND TO THE LEFT WITHOUT ANY CONTROL INPUT. AFTER THE AIRPLANE POINTED LEFT AND NOSE DOWN, THE PROPELLER TOUCHED THE RUNWAY.  THE PIC IMMEDIATELY INPUT RIGHT BRAKE AND RUDDER TO CENTER THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE RUNWAY. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN, THE PIC TAXIED BACK TO THE RAMP FOR PARKING.

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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