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| Date: | Saturday 5 February 2000 |
| Time: | 09:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N |
| Owner/operator: | Skyline Aviation |
| Registration: | N738EJ |
| MSN: | 17269917 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4651 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-H2AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | CHESTERFIELD, Missouri -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (KSUS) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane was substantially damaged when it veered off the left side of the runway when takeoff power was applied after a touch and go landing. The pilot reported that after the landing she prepared for takeoff. She recalled, '... an instantaneous thought of 'that (the plane) feels odd,' and then I was immediately and rapidly veering left.' She reported the airplane veered off the runway and into the grass. She aborted the takeoff. She reported the airplane crossed a taxiway before stopping in the grass.
Probable Cause: The pilot failed to maintain directional control during the takeoff portion of a touch and go landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI00LA065
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 February 2004 | N738Ej | Private | 0 | Cahokia, IL | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Oct-2022 05:34 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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