Narrative:

Student pilot as solo(+5 hours as solo) to practice maneuvers as slow flight, etc, in the practice area. Takeoff on runway 25R lgb. I was cleared for takeoff. Centered plane on runway and added full power and checked instruments. Then I noticed I was very left of centerline and looked over left shoulder at windsock. There was a crosswind from the north of my right side. (ATIS wind was variable at that time.) there were a few times the wind was from the south where I had always corrected with the left aileron and right rudder. This time I corrected with the right aileron and left rudder. My turn became worse! I removed my foot from the left rudder and realized I was out of control. (I knew something was very wrong!) at that point, I saw myself running into the grass off the runway. I immediately pulled back the throttle and mixture to idle just before leaving the runway. Ahead of me was the VASI (lights). While I was braking, I knew there would be an impact so I braced for it. There was a bump and the plane slowed down. It stopped on the taxiway. I turned off the magnetos and master switch and jumped out of the plane to see if there was major damage. Since I did not see any damage to the propeller, engine or wing, I contacted the tower and requested clearance to taxi. The tower asked if I was all right. I answered 'yes.' then they said contact ground. I started up the engine and contacted ground. Corrective action: 1) set parameter. If off centerline by 15 ft during takeoff roll, then abort flight, taxi again to runway. 2) always account for left turning tendency of airplane during takeoff, and apply right rudder as necessary. 3) maintain situational awareness. Do not become fixated on a single perceived problem and neglect to properly control the airplane. 4) recognize any obstacle that might affect situational awareness such as stress.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C152 STUDENT PLT LOSES CTL OF THE ACFT AND EXITS THE TKOF RWY DURING THE ABORTED TKOF.

Narrative: STUDENT PLT AS SOLO(+5 HRS AS SOLO) TO PRACTICE MANEUVERS AS SLOW FLT, ETC, IN THE PRACTICE AREA. TKOF ON RWY 25R LGB. I WAS CLRED FOR TKOF. CTRED PLANE ON RWY AND ADDED FULL PWR AND CHKED INSTS. THEN I NOTICED I WAS VERY L OF CTRLINE AND LOOKED OVER L SHOULDER AT WINDSOCK. THERE WAS A XWIND FROM THE N OF MY R SIDE. (ATIS WIND WAS VARIABLE AT THAT TIME.) THERE WERE A FEW TIMES THE WIND WAS FROM THE S WHERE I HAD ALWAYS CORRECTED WITH THE L AILERON AND R RUDDER. THIS TIME I CORRECTED WITH THE R AILERON AND L RUDDER. MY TURN BECAME WORSE! I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE L RUDDER AND REALIZED I WAS OUT OF CTL. (I KNEW SOMETHING WAS VERY WRONG!) AT THAT POINT, I SAW MYSELF RUNNING INTO THE GRASS OFF THE RWY. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED BACK THE THROTTLE AND MIXTURE TO IDLE JUST BEFORE LEAVING THE RWY. AHEAD OF ME WAS THE VASI (LIGHTS). WHILE I WAS BRAKING, I KNEW THERE WOULD BE AN IMPACT SO I BRACED FOR IT. THERE WAS A BUMP AND THE PLANE SLOWED DOWN. IT STOPPED ON THE TXWY. I TURNED OFF THE MAGNETOS AND MASTER SWITCH AND JUMPED OUT OF THE PLANE TO SEE IF THERE WAS MAJOR DAMAGE. SINCE I DID NOT SEE ANY DAMAGE TO THE PROP, ENG OR WING, I CONTACTED THE TWR AND REQUESTED CLRNC TO TAXI. THE TWR ASKED IF I WAS ALL RIGHT. I ANSWERED 'YES.' THEN THEY SAID CONTACT GND. I STARTED UP THE ENG AND CONTACTED GND. CORRECTIVE ACTION: 1) SET PARAMETER. IF OFF CTRLINE BY 15 FT DURING TKOF ROLL, THEN ABORT FLT, TAXI AGAIN TO RWY. 2) ALWAYS ACCOUNT FOR L TURNING TENDENCY OF AIRPLANE DURING TKOF, AND APPLY R RUDDER AS NECESSARY. 3) MAINTAIN SITUATIONAL AWARENESS. DO NOT BECOME FIXATED ON A SINGLE PERCEIVED PROB AND NEGLECT TO PROPERLY CTL THE AIRPLANE. 4) RECOGNIZE ANY OBSTACLE THAT MIGHT AFFECT SITUATIONAL AWARENESS SUCH AS STRESS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.