# NTSB Accident ERA20CA141
> **Cessna 172** · 2020-03-12 · Ocean City, MD, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA20CA141
- **Event ID:** 20200312X31340
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2020-03-12
- **Location:** Ocean City, MD, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.310554, -75.123886
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N52232
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during an attempted go-around to avoid birds, which resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent nose-over.

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