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C172 instructor pilot reported rejecting the takeoff after the student experienced directional control difficulties on the takeoff roll.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1566523 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201808 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Instructor Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control |
Narrative:
We got the clearance for takeoff. The student had a hard time holding centerline during the taxi; so my feet were on the rudder as well. [Student applied] full power and started acceleration. The airplane was on the right side of the centerline; so I was helping him to intercept the centerline with my feet. We were slowly intercepting. [I believe he tried to] intercept the centerline of the runway [too] quickly; and kicked the left rudder abruptly. At the time; airspeed was around 50 and [we] started to skid left and right. I took the controls right away; slowed it down and made it stable. It was close to [a taxiway]; so I thought we had better abort the takeoff and move off from the runway. I declared the aborted takeoff and moved off the runway.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C172 instructor pilot reported rejecting the takeoff after the student experienced directional control difficulties on the takeoff roll.
Narrative: We got the clearance for takeoff. The student had a hard time holding centerline during the taxi; so my feet were on the rudder as well. [Student applied] full power and started acceleration. The airplane was on the right side of the centerline; so I was helping him to intercept the centerline with my feet. We were slowly intercepting. [I believe he tried to] intercept the centerline of the runway [too] quickly; and kicked the left rudder abruptly. At the time; airspeed was around 50 and [we] started to skid left and right. I took the controls right away; slowed it down and made it stable. It was close to [a taxiway]; so I thought we had better abort the takeoff and move off from the runway. I declared the aborted takeoff and moved off the runway.
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.