After multi-million-dollar lawsuits and several fixes, you'd think this would be one of the first things that would get added to a checklist...

Just what happened that the student couldn't keep 'er straight, hasn't been determined.

**   Report created 7/18/2003   Record 8  **
IDENTIFICATION
  Regis#: 98969        Make/Model: C172      Description: 172, P172, R172, Skyhawk, Hawk
  Date: 07/17/2003     Time: 1548
  Event Type: Accident   Highest Injury: None     Mid Air: N    Missing: N
  Damage: Substantial
LOCATION
  City: DENVER   State: CO   Country: US
DESCRIPTION
  DURING TAKEOFF ROLL ON RUNWAY 26 AT FRONT RANGE AIRPORT (FTG), THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S CHAIR RELEASED BACKWARDS. THE PLANE VEERED LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK 2 PARKED AIRCRAFT ON THE RAMP. NO INJURIES, OTHER AIRCRAFT ARE N5484K (C172) AND N54955 (C172). DAMAGE TO ALL THREE AIRCRAFT. DENVER, CO
INJURY DATA      Total Fatal:   0
                 # Crew:  1     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   
                 # Pass:   1     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   
                 # Grnd:         Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   
WEATHER: METAR KDEN 171553Z 29004KT 10SM FEW150 SCT220 29/08 A3026
OTHER DATA
  Activity: Training      Phase: Take-off      Operation: General Aviation
  Departed: (FTG) DENVER, CO            Dep Date: 07/17/2003   Dep. Time: 1548
  Destination:                          Flt Plan: UNK          Wx Briefing: U
  Last Radio Cont:
  Last Clearance:
  FAA FSDO: DENVER, CO  (NM03)                    Entry date: 07/18/2003