What happened
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(-23) On 03/05/2009 at 1243 EST the subject aircraft being operated by the subject airman was cleared for take-off on rwy 23 at kmmu by the kmmu tower. At approximately 1000 feet on the take-off roll, the aircraft veered to the left and impacted a lighted runway length remaining sign with the lower surface of its left wing. The sign was destroyed and the underside of the aircraft's left wing was substantially damaged. The subject airman continued with the take-off, apparently unaware of the collision and proceded to complete four touch and go and one full stop landings. On 03/17/2009 a review of the flight instructor records of privacy data omitted, certificate privacy data omitted and his student privacy data omitted log book was conducted by an operation inspector from the teterboro FSDO. privacy data omitted Had received the required training and endorsements as required by 14 CFR 61.87. privacy data omitted Records were in accordance with 14 CFR 61.189. privacy data omitted Will receive addition training prior to future solo.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 03/05/2009 AT 1243 EST THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT BEING OPERATED BY THE SUBJECT AIRMAN WAS CLEARED FOR TAKE-OFF ON RWY 23 AT KMMU BY THE KMMU TOWER. AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET ON THE TAKE-OFF ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND IMPACTED A LIGHTED RUNWAY LENGTH REMAINING SIGN WITH THE LOWER SURFACE OF ITS LEFT WING. THE SIGN WAS DESTROYED AND THE UNDERSIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE SUBJECT AIRMAN CONTINUED WITH THE TAKE-OFF, APPARENTLY UNAWARE OF THE COLLISION AND PROCEDED TO COMPLETE FOUR TOUCH AND GO AND ONE FULL STOP LANDINGS. ON 03/17/2009 A REVIEW OF THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR RECORDS OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CERTIFICATE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND HIS STUDENT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LOG BOOK WAS CONDUCTED BY AN OPERATION INSPECTOR FROM THE TETERBORO FSDO. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD RECEIVED THE REQUIRED TRAINING AND ENDORSEMENTS AS REQUIRED BY 14 CFR 61.87. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECORDS WERE IN ACCORDANCE WITH 14 CFR 61.189. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WILL RECEIVE ADDITION TRAINING PRIOR TO FUTURE SOLO.
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