What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The student pilot privacy data omitted was flying N77LU conducting touch-and-go landings on runway 12 at the Brookings, SD airport. He touched down on runway 12 and was distracted by another aircraft passing overhead when the aircraft drifted off the runway and impacted a sign. The aircraft received substantial damage and the pilot escaped without injury.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FLYING N77LU CONDUCTING TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 12 AT THE BROOKINGS, SD AIRPORT. HE TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 12 AND WAS DISTRACTED BY ANOTHER AIRCRAFT PASSING OVERHEAD WHEN THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED A SIGN. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT ESCAPED WITHOUT INJURY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.