What happened
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Lost control on go around roll. Exited runway. Hit a sign with let wing. Departed with damaged wing. Landed safely. (-23) on August 15, 1995 at approximately 1900 CDT, a Piper PA-38-112 tomahawk, N381AV, departed the left side of runway 22R during a takeoff roll at willard airport, savoy, IL. After departing the runway, the aircraft struck a runway sign, continued further left and eventually became airborne. The pilot-in-command and his passenger returned to the airport and landed uneventfully. Investigation of the aircraft damage by the operator's director of maintenance revealed the outer third of the left wing was twisted downward sharply with a large gash in the underside of the wing. The wing's lower spar cap had been severed. Neither occupant of the aircraft received injuries. The airport runway sign was destroyed.
As the FAA filed it
LOST CONTROL ON GO AROUND ROLL. EXITED RUNWAY. HIT A SIGN WITH LET WING. DEPARTED WITH DAMAGED WING. LANDED SAFELY. (-23) ON AUGUST 15, 1995 AT APPROXIMATELY 1900 CDT, A PIPER PA-38-112 TOMAHAWK, N381AV, DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 22R DURING A TAKEOFF ROLL AT WILLARD AIRPORT, SAVOY, IL. AFTER DEPARTING THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A RUNWAY SIGN, CONTINUED FURTHER LEFT AND EVENTUALLY BECAME AIRBORNE. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND AND HIS PASSENGER RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. INVESTIGATION OF THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE BY THE OPERATOR'S DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE REVEALED THE OUTER THIRD OF THE LEFT WING WAS TWISTED DOWNWARD SHARPLY WITH A LARGE GASH IN THE UNDERSIDE OF THE WING. THE WING'S LOWER SPAR CAP HAD BEEN SEVERED. NEITHER OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED INJURIES. THE AIRPORT RUNWAY SIGN WAS DESTROYED.
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