What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Student pilot stated: "attempted a soft field takeoff, front wheel came up as engine reached max RPM and nose of plane went left and I tried to correct with right rudder but plane did not respond as I expected. I tried additional right rudder and right aileron but felt I would leave runway before nose came back. So I relieved back pressure on yoke and attempted to regain control. Left wheel left runway as I reduced throttle to idle and plane started a skid to the left. I mistakenly cycled power two more times during the skid thinking I had pulled the wrong lever. I continued to skid slowly, rotating left when I exited the grass onto the taxiway. I regained directional control as I impacted a parked plane (N7516T) and brought the plane to a complete stop and shut it down."
As the FAA filed it
(-23) STUDENT PILOT STATED: "ATTEMPTED A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF, FRONT WHEEL CAME UP AS ENGINE REACHED MAX RPM AND NOSE OF PLANE WENT LEFT AND I TRIED TO CORRECT WITH RIGHT RUDDER BUT PLANE DID NOT RESPOND AS I EXPECTED. I TRIED ADDITIONAL RIGHT RUDDER AND RIGHT AILERON BUT FELT I WOULD LEAVE RUNWAY BEFORE NOSE CAME BACK. SO I RELIEVED BACK PRESSURE ON YOKE AND ATTEMPTED TO REGAIN CONTROL. LEFT WHEEL LEFT RUNWAY AS I REDUCED THROTTLE TO IDLE AND PLANE STARTED A SKID TO THE LEFT. I MISTAKENLY CYCLED POWER TWO MORE TIMES DURING THE SKID THINKING I HAD PULLED THE WRONG LEVER. I CONTINUED TO SKID SLOWLY, ROTATING LEFT WHEN I EXITED THE GRASS ONTO THE TAXIWAY. I REGAINED DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AS I IMPACTED A PARKED PLANE (N7516T) AND BROUGHT THE PLANE TO A COMPLETE STOP AND SHUT IT DOWN."
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.