N67914

On August 10, 1999, about 0836 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 152, N67914, registered to S. L. Associates, Inc., ran off the runway when control was lost during takeoff from a touch-and-go landing at Gwinnett County Airport, Lawrenceville, Georgia, while on a Title 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft received substantial damage and the student pilot was not injured. The flight last departed from Lawrenceville, the same day, about 0830.

The pilot stated that after making three successful takeoffs and landings with his instructor, his instructor signed him off for his first solo flight and told him to make three solo touch-and-go landings. He took off on runway 25 and remained in the pattern for a touch-and-go landing on runway 25. The landing was normal and immediately after landing he turned off the carburetor heat and applied full engine power to take off again. The aircraft immediately turned sharply to the left. He attempted to correct the left turn, but the aircraft traveled off the runway, over several taxiway lights, and hit a taxiway sign. The nose landing gear collapsed and the aircraft traveled a few more feet and came to rest.

The pilot's flight instructor stated they performed three takeoffs and landings together before the accident. She then endorsed the student for solo flight and exited the aircraft. The student departed on his first solo flight and returned for a normal landing. As the student executed a takeoff from the landing, the student lost directional control and the aircraft ran off the runway, collided with a taxiway sign, and nosed down.