What happened
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On September 26, 2011, at approximately 1653 local time, a student pilot was involved in an aircraft incident while departing the Salina municipal airport (ksln), Salina, Kansas. The aircraft involved in this incident is owned and operated by a 14 CFR part 141 pilot school. Visual meteorological conditions (VMC) prevailed at the time of the incident, with winds from the west-northwest at six (6) knots; the aircraft was utilizing runway 18. Prior to this incident, the student pilot was conducting touch-and-go landings with a certified flight instructor in preparation for the airman's first solo flight; seven (7) traffic pattern flights were conducted during the dual portion. Upon completion of the seventh (7th) landing, the airman executed a full-stop, and the certified flight instructor briefed the first solo flight, which was to include the completion of three (3) full-stop landings. The certified flight instructor observed the student pilot reset the trim for takeoff and retract the aircraft's flaps. During the student pilot's initial takeoff roll, as takeoff power was being applied, the aircraft veered sharply to the left; a rejected takeoff was conducted, and the aircraft was subsequently re-aligned with the runway centerline for a second attempt. Once again, the student pilot advanced the throttle to takeoff power. Per the certified flight instructor, who was positioned on the side of the runway to observe the first solo flight, the aircraft rolled forward and then veered once again to the left. During the takeoff roll, the aircraft subsequently veered off the east side of the runway, departed the hard-surface, and continued down a small embankment located just east of the runway and into a soy bean field; the aircraft never became airborne. A rejected takeoff was not performed; during the entire event, the student pilot utilized the aircraft's brakes to stop its forward motion. Once the aircraft had stopped, the student pilot reduced the power and shutdown the aircraft's engine. A post-incident inspection of the aircraft by the pilot school's director of maintenance did not reveal any damage. The student pilot did not sustain any injuries as a result of this incident.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2011, AT APPROXIMATELY 1653 LOCAL TIME, A STUDENT PILOT WAS INVOLVED IN AN AIRCRAFT INCIDENT WHILE DEPARTING THE SALINA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KSLN), SALINA, KANSAS. THE AIRCRAFT INVOLVED IN THIS INCIDENT IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY A 14 CFR PART 141 PILOT SCHOOL. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, WITH WINDS FROM THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT SIX (6) KNOTS; THE AIRCRAFT WAS UTILIZING RUNWAY 18. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, THE STUDENT PILOT WAS CONDUCTING TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS WITH A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR IN PREPARATION FOR THE AIRMAN'S FIRST SOLO FLIGHT; SEVEN (7) TRAFFIC PATTERN FLIGHTS WERE CONDUCTED DURING THE DUAL PORTION. UPON COMPLETION OF THE SEVENTH (7TH) LANDING, THE AIRMAN EXECUTED A FULL-STOP, AND THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR BRIEFED THE FIRST SOLO FLIGHT, WHICH WAS TO INCLUDE THE COMPLETION OF THREE (3) FULL-STOP LANDINGS. THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR OBSERVED THE STUDENT PILOT RESET THE TRIM FOR TAKEOFF AND RETRACT THE AIRCRAFT'S FLAPS. DURING THE STUDENT PILOT'S INITIAL TAKEOFF ROLL, AS TAKEOFF POWER WAS BEING APPLIED, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT; A REJECTED TAKEOFF WAS CONDUCTED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY RE-ALIGNED WITH THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE FOR A SECOND ATTEMPT. ONCE AGAIN, THE STUDENT PILOT ADVANCED THE THROTTLE TO TAKEOFF POWER. PER THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, WHO WAS POSITIONED ON THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY TO OBSERVE THE FIRST SOLO FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED FORWARD AND THEN VEERED ONCE AGAIN TO THE LEFT. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY VEERED OFF THE EAST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, DEPARTED THE HARD-SURFACE, AND CONTINUED DOWN A SMALL EMBANKMENT LOCATED JUST EAST OF THE RUNWAY AND INTO A SOY BEAN FIELD; THE AIRCRAFT NEVER BECAME AIRBORNE. A REJECTED TAKEOFF WAS NOT PERFORMED; DURING THE ENTIRE EVENT, THE STUDENT PILOT UTILIZED THE AIRCRAFT'S BRAKES TO STOP ITS FORWARD MOTION. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT HAD STOPPED, THE STUDENT PILOT REDUCED THE POWER AND SHUTDOWN THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE. A POST-INCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY THE PILOT SCHOOL'S DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE DID NOT REVEAL ANY DAMAGE. THE STUDENT PILOT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT.
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