What happened
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(-23) Pilot was practicing touch and go landings. On his fourth landing of the day, he raised the flaps and added full power for take-off when the airplane veered to the left. He attempted to add right rudder but the airplane continued to veer left. When he realized that he was going to depart the runway he cut the power and attempted to maintain directional control. When the aircraft came to a stop well clear of the runway he shut down and waited for assistance. The pilot says that there was nothing mechanically wrong with the airplane, and speculated that he may not have had his foot on the rudder pedal. This pilot had recently recieved his private pilot certificate after training in a katana, and had transitioned to the Cessna 172 a few months earlier.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. ON HIS FOURTH LANDING OF THE DAY, HE RAISED THE FLAPS AND ADDED FULL POWER FOR TAKE-OFF WHEN THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT. HE ATTEMPTED TO ADD RIGHT RUDDER BUT THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO VEER LEFT. WHEN HE REALIZED THAT HE WAS GOING TO DEPART THE RUNWAY HE CUT THE POWER AND ATTEMPTED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP WELL CLEAR OF THE RUNWAY HE SHUT DOWN AND WAITED FOR ASSISTANCE. THE PILOT SAYS THAT THERE WAS NOTHING MECHANICALLY WRONG WITH THE AIRPLANE, AND SPECULATED THAT HE MAY NOT HAVE HAD HIS FOOT ON THE RUDDER PEDAL. THIS PILOT HAD RECENTLY RECIEVED HIS PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE AFTER TRAINING IN A KATANA, AND HAD TRANSITIONED TO THE CESSNA 172 A FEW MONTHS EARLIER.
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