What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot reported that while conducting a touch and go on runway 21 he temporarily lost control after encountering a gust of wind upon touching down. The pilot stated that he applied flight control inputs and power to regain control. During the process of gaining control, the airplane drifted left of the runway while airborne and contacted a box sign and taxiway light at the intersection for taxiway b. the pilot departed the pattern at pkb and continued to 42I which was his intended destination after performing the touch and go operation.
Upon arrival at 42I the pilot stated that he discovered minor damage to both main gear wheel pants and the right horizontal stabilizer. The pilot reported that he did not realize he had contacted anything at pkb during the scenario described above. He also stated that he did not have any mechanical problems with the airplane prior to the loss of control and subsequent contact with the sign and light.
The pilot reported that winds were 250 @ 13 - 19 prior to his departure from pkb for the touch and go.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE CONDUCTING A TOUCH AND GO ON RUNWAY 21 HE TEMPORARILY LOST CONTROL AFTER ENCOUNTERING A GUST OF WIND UPON TOUCHING DOWN. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE APPLIED FLIGHT CONTROL INPUTS AND POWER TO REGAIN CONTROL. DURING THE PROCESS OF GAINING CONTROL, THE AIRPLANE DRIFTED LEFT OF THE RUNWAY WHILE AIRBORNE AND CONTACTED A BOX SIGN AND TAXIWAY LIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION FOR TAXIWAY B. THE PILOT DEPARTED THE PATTERN AT PKB AND CONTINUED TO 42I WHICH WAS HIS INTENDED DESTINATION AFTER PERFORMING THE TOUCH AND GO OPERATION.
UPON ARRIVAL AT 42I THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DISCOVERED MINOR DAMAGE TO BOTH MAIN GEAR WHEEL PANTS AND THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE DID NOT REALIZE HE HAD CONTACTED ANYTHING AT PKB DURING THE SCENARIO DESCRIBED ABOVE. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE ANY MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRPLANE PRIOR TO THE LOSS OF CONTROL AND SUBSEQUENT CONTACT WITH THE SIGN AND LIGHT.
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WINDS WERE 250 @ 13 - 19 PRIOR TO HIS DEPARTURE FROM PKB FOR THE TOUCH AND GO.