What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 30, 2009 a student pilot operating a Cessna 172N, r/n: N733BS made a normal departure from Manassas regional airport (khef). Upon returning to (khef) he was cleared to land on rwy 34L. He made a normal landing and exited rwy 34L at taxiway A3. He returned to taxiway A3 to perform another takeoff and landing in the pattern. The airman was cleared for takeoff. During the takeoff roll the aicraft departed on the left side of the runway into a grassy area. The aircraft struck a rwy sign and became airborne causing damage to the right landing gear & the oil cooler hose. In turn oil began leaking. The aircraft climbed to a pattern altitude. After circling a brief time the engine failed and the pilot executed an emergency landing. The aircraft ended up in a grassy area about 705 ft. right from rwy 34L.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 30, 2009 A STUDENT PILOT OPERATING A CESSNA 172N, R/N: N733BS MADE A NORMAL DEPARTURE FROM MANASSAS REGIONAL AIRPORT (KHEF). UPON RETURNING TO (KHEF) HE WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RWY 34L. HE MADE A NORMAL LANDING AND EXITED RWY 34L AT TAXIWAY A3. HE RETURNED TO TAXIWAY A3 TO PERFORM ANOTHER TAKEOFF AND LANDING IN THE PATTERN. THE AIRMAN WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE AICRAFT DEPARTED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO A GRASSY AREA. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A RWY SIGN AND BECAME AIRBORNE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR & THE OIL COOLER HOSE. IN TURN OIL BEGAN LEAKING. THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO A PATTERN ALTITUDE. AFTER CIRCLING A BRIEF TIME THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE PILOT EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT ENDED UP IN A GRASSY AREA ABOUT 705 FT. RIGHT FROM RWY 34L.
NTSB investigation
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