C172 student pilot reported losing control of aircraft on takeoff roll because the flaps had not bee...

Attributes
ACN	1634487
Time
Date	201903
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Student
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 25 Flight Crew Total 25
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Ground Excursion Runway

Narrative:

This event occurred during a first time solo flight. Two successful takeoffs and landings occurred before the incident. After the second full stop landing; I taxied back and prepared to takeoff again. During takeoff roll; the aircraft began to fishtail and abruptly became airborne at a slower than usual airspeed. In an attempt to regain control; power was removed and the plane eventually landed in the grass to the left of [the] runway. The aircraft rolled onto [an adjacent] runway before coming to a complete stop. The aircraft was not damaged during the incident. Upon further inspection it became obvious that the failed takeoff occurred because the flaps had not been stowed before make the third takeoff attempt. This could have been avoided by ensuring the pre-takeoff inspection had been completed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 student pilot reported losing control of aircraft on takeoff roll because the flaps had not been retracted following previous landing.

Narrative: This event occurred during a first time solo flight. Two successful takeoffs and landings occurred before the incident. After the second full stop landing; I taxied back and prepared to takeoff again. During takeoff roll; the aircraft began to fishtail and abruptly became airborne at a slower than usual airspeed. In an attempt to regain control; power was removed and the plane eventually landed in the grass to the left of [the] runway. The aircraft rolled onto [an adjacent] runway before coming to a complete stop. The aircraft was not damaged during the incident. Upon further inspection it became obvious that the failed takeoff occurred because the flaps had not been stowed before make the third takeoff attempt. This could have been avoided by ensuring the pre-takeoff inspection had been completed.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.