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Day of first solo flight. I flew for approximately .9 hours with my CFI to make sure, prior to my solo, that everything was operational and I felt ready to solo that day. After letting the instructor off, I obtained clearance from ground control to taxi to runway 22 at ZZZ. I proceeded to taxi, completed a run-up according to the checklist. After obtaining ATC clearance to take off, I completed, solo, a correct takeoff within the traffic pattern and proper landing. After taxiing off of the runway, I obtained ground clearance to, yet again, taxi to the hold short line of runway 22. The WX was good and wind approximately 5 KTS at 130 degrees. ATC instructed me to position and hold at runway 22. I proceeded to position and hold as instructed. ATC advised that they were very busy and I would have to wait a few mins. I waited for approximately 5 mins, then was cleared for takeoff. During takeoff my speed was increasing as I applied more right rudder to compensate for torque, at approximately 45-50 KTS the plane started to veer sharply to the left. I applied more and more right rudder to compensate and the plane headed off the runway to the left. I pulled the throttle and bounced a few times where the plane ended up nosed into a soft grassy marsh off of the runway. I found my headset which was thrown from my head and requested instructions from ATC twice. No reply from ATC. I then cut the master power switches and the ignition to the plane after I climbed out of the plane. I started to walk away at which time I smelled fuel. I then turned around and cut the fuel valve on the floor of the aircraft. Then I proceeded to walk over to the arriving fire crew. I am not quite sure what could have caused the problem. Due to my lack of experience, I am quite aware that the likelihood is my error. However, after the incident, I was told by someone who was involved with looking at the plane, after the fact, that there were skid marks on the runway veering in my path sharply to the left. When speaking to FSDO who had questions about the incident for me, he related to me that he was not informed about the skid marks on the runway by the flight school whom he spoke with prior to our conversation and is looking into it tomorrow as well as sending a maintenance person to inspect the aircraft. Apparently, as we stand, it is going down as a pilot error. I agree wholly that with my lack of experience that is the most likely cause. Yet, I strongly feel that there could have very likely been a mechanical failure on this aircraft due to the obvious lack of maintenance of the school's aircraft. It might be possible, after holding position on the runway with brakes depressed for so long, that I could have had a brake lock up on takeoff causing the lack of control. I believe, to prevent an occurrence like this happening again, would be proper detailed periodic inspections of the aircraft, especially when training students like myself without the air time and experience needed to handle such a probable malfunction. In closing, I intend to continue a career in aviation and will continue my flight training. Most likely with a different school. I am extremely thankful that no harm came to any persons as a result of this incident and am truly blessed to walk away from this.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A STUDENT PLT ON HIS FIRST SOLO FLT, SECOND TKOF, LOSES CTL OF HIS C152 AND ENDS UP NOSE DOWN OFF THE SIDE OF RWY 22 AT ZZZ, US.

Narrative: DAY OF FIRST SOLO FLT. I FLEW FOR APPROX .9 HRS WITH MY CFI TO MAKE SURE, PRIOR TO MY SOLO, THAT EVERYTHING WAS OPERATIONAL AND I FELT READY TO SOLO THAT DAY. AFTER LETTING THE INSTRUCTOR OFF, I OBTAINED CLRNC FROM GND CTL TO TAXI TO RWY 22 AT ZZZ. I PROCEEDED TO TAXI, COMPLETED A RUN-UP ACCORDING TO THE CHKLIST. AFTER OBTAINING ATC CLRNC TO TAKE OFF, I COMPLETED, SOLO, A CORRECT TKOF WITHIN THE TFC PATTERN AND PROPER LNDG. AFTER TAXIING OFF OF THE RWY, I OBTAINED GND CLRNC TO, YET AGAIN, TAXI TO THE HOLD SHORT LINE OF RWY 22. THE WX WAS GOOD AND WIND APPROX 5 KTS AT 130 DEGS. ATC INSTRUCTED ME TO POS AND HOLD AT RWY 22. I PROCEEDED TO POS AND HOLD AS INSTRUCTED. ATC ADVISED THAT THEY WERE VERY BUSY AND I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT A FEW MINS. I WAITED FOR APPROX 5 MINS, THEN WAS CLRED FOR TKOF. DURING TKOF MY SPD WAS INCREASING AS I APPLIED MORE R RUDDER TO COMPENSATE FOR TORQUE, AT APPROX 45-50 KTS THE PLANE STARTED TO VEER SHARPLY TO THE L. I APPLIED MORE AND MORE R RUDDER TO COMPENSATE AND THE PLANE HEADED OFF THE RWY TO THE L. I PULLED THE THROTTLE AND BOUNCED A FEW TIMES WHERE THE PLANE ENDED UP NOSED INTO A SOFT GRASSY MARSH OFF OF THE RWY. I FOUND MY HEADSET WHICH WAS THROWN FROM MY HEAD AND REQUESTED INSTRUCTIONS FROM ATC TWICE. NO REPLY FROM ATC. I THEN CUT THE MASTER PWR SWITCHES AND THE IGNITION TO THE PLANE AFTER I CLBED OUT OF THE PLANE. I STARTED TO WALK AWAY AT WHICH TIME I SMELLED FUEL. I THEN TURNED AROUND AND CUT THE FUEL VALVE ON THE FLOOR OF THE ACFT. THEN I PROCEEDED TO WALK OVER TO THE ARRIVING FIRE CREW. I AM NOT QUITE SURE WHAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE PROB. DUE TO MY LACK OF EXPERIENCE, I AM QUITE AWARE THAT THE LIKELIHOOD IS MY ERROR. HOWEVER, AFTER THE INCIDENT, I WAS TOLD BY SOMEONE WHO WAS INVOLVED WITH LOOKING AT THE PLANE, AFTER THE FACT, THAT THERE WERE SKID MARKS ON THE RWY VEERING IN MY PATH SHARPLY TO THE L. WHEN SPEAKING TO FSDO WHO HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT THE INCIDENT FOR ME, HE RELATED TO ME THAT HE WAS NOT INFORMED ABOUT THE SKID MARKS ON THE RWY BY THE FLT SCHOOL WHOM HE SPOKE WITH PRIOR TO OUR CONVERSATION AND IS LOOKING INTO IT TOMORROW AS WELL AS SENDING A MAINT PERSON TO INSPECT THE ACFT. APPARENTLY, AS WE STAND, IT IS GOING DOWN AS A PLT ERROR. I AGREE WHOLLY THAT WITH MY LACK OF EXPERIENCE THAT IS THE MOST LIKELY CAUSE. YET, I STRONGLY FEEL THAT THERE COULD HAVE VERY LIKELY BEEN A MECHANICAL FAILURE ON THIS ACFT DUE TO THE OBVIOUS LACK OF MAINT OF THE SCHOOL'S ACFT. IT MIGHT BE POSSIBLE, AFTER HOLDING POS ON THE RWY WITH BRAKES DEPRESSED FOR SO LONG, THAT I COULD HAVE HAD A BRAKE LOCK UP ON TKOF CAUSING THE LACK OF CTL. I BELIEVE, TO PREVENT AN OCCURRENCE LIKE THIS HAPPENING AGAIN, WOULD BE PROPER DETAILED PERIODIC INSPECTIONS OF THE ACFT, ESPECIALLY WHEN TRAINING STUDENTS LIKE MYSELF WITHOUT THE AIR TIME AND EXPERIENCE NEEDED TO HANDLE SUCH A PROBABLE MALFUNCTION. IN CLOSING, I INTEND TO CONTINUE A CAREER IN AVIATION AND WILL CONTINUE MY FLT TRAINING. MOST LIKELY WITH A DIFFERENT SCHOOL. I AM EXTREMELY THANKFUL THAT NO HARM CAME TO ANY PERSONS AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT AND AM TRULY BLESSED TO WALK AWAY FROM THIS.

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.