C172/Full Flaps/Ac veered off runway

[Roscoe]

A lot depend on which model of C172 we are talking about. The old models had 40 deg flaps and would not go round at full flap. This would have prolonged an attempt at lift off and any crosswind would have been an issue. In any case the P factor will cause a veer to the left unless you are aggressive with the rudder when you apply full power. I think this is just a case of a low time pilot meeting a condition he/she had not met before. We have all been there at some point.

Similarly, the C150 flaps extended to 40deg which caused an issue in the go around config. To. Address this, Cessna changed the setting to 30deg in the later C 152 series.