What happened
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(-23) On July 20, 2003 at approximately 1030 EDT a Cessna ce 172-P aircraft overran the existing runway while attempting to abort a take off while the aircraft was engaged in a title 49, CFR part 141 training flight. The flight instructor PIC and the commercial pilot student were not injured and VFR weather prevailed at the time. The flight instructor stated that they were doing a touch and go and he was manipulating the controls to demonstrate a soft field take off when felt the aircraft was not performing as it should. He stated that he decided to abort the take off. A witness stated that he heard a "popping" sound and saw white smoke coming from the exhaust pipe. The mixture was found in the full rich position and the power full open with the magnetos in the off position. The engine will be ground tested.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JULY 20, 2003 AT APPROXIMATELY 1030 EDT A CESSNA CE 172-P AIRCRAFT OVERRAN THE EXISTING RUNWAY WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ABORT A TAKE OFF WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENGAGED IN A TITLE 49, CFR PART 141 TRAINING FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR PIC AND THE COMMERCIAL PILOT STUDENT WERE NOT INJURED AND VFR WEATHER PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT THEY WERE DOING A TOUCH AND GO AND HE WAS MANIPULATING THE CONTROLS TO DEMONSTRATE A SOFT FIELD TAKE OFF WHEN FELT THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT PERFORMING AS IT SHOULD. HE STATED THAT HE DECIDED TO ABORT THE TAKE OFF. A WITNESS STATED THAT HE HEARD A "POPPING" SOUND AND SAW WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE. THE MIXTURE WAS FOUND IN THE FULL RICH POSITION AND THE POWER FULL OPEN WITH THE MAGNETOS IN THE OFF POSITION. THE ENGINE WILL BE GROUND TESTED.
NTSB investigation
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