What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During practice touch and go take-off and landings, the pilot stated that after completing 3 previous touch and goes, on the accident landing, the tail wheel vibrated when the tail wheel touched down to whci the pilot responded by adding power and attempting a take-off. During that attempt, the aircraft veered to the right, skidded off the runway and struck a large metal runway marking sign damaging the aircraft substantially. No injuries were reported to the pilot who was the sole occupant of the aircraft. No fire ensued.
As the FAA filed it
DURING PRACTICE TOUCH AND GO TAKE-OFF AND LANDINGS, THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER COMPLETING 3 PREVIOUS TOUCH AND GOES, ON THE ACCIDENT LANDING, THE TAIL WHEEL VIBRATED WHEN THE TAIL WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN TO WHCI THE PILOT RESPONDED BY ADDING POWER AND ATTEMPTING A TAKE-OFF. DURING THAT ATTEMPT, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT, SKIDDED OFF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A LARGE METAL RUNWAY MARKING SIGN DAMAGING THE AIRCRAFT SUBSTANTIALLY. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED TO THE PILOT WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT. NO FIRE ENSUED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.