What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On may 27, 2016 at approx 1400 EDT a Diamond DA-40, N808ET, registered to rtb trading co, LLC and operated by the privacy data omitted had just made his second touch and go landing at Herlong Recreational Airport, Jacksonville, FL (heg) on runway 07, upon landing pilot and aircraft encountered cross wind blowing the aircaft to the right of the centerline, pilot hit taxiway c sign that was to the right of the runway with the aircrafts left wing (approx 4 feet from wing root). The aircraft sustained substantial damage to left wing leading edge. No injuries were sustained by the pilot. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The flight originated at Herlong Recreational Airport (heg)
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 27, 2016 AT APPROX 1400 EDT A DIAMOND DA-40, N808ET, REGISTERED TO RTB TRADING CO, LLC AND OPERATED BY THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD JUST MADE HIS SECOND TOUCH AND GO LANDING AT HERLONG RECREATIONAL AIRPORT, JACKSONVILLE, FL (HEG) ON RUNWAY 07, UPON LANDING PILOT AND AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED CROSS WIND BLOWING THE AIRCAFT TO THE RIGHT OF THE CENTERLINE, PILOT HIT TAXIWAY C SIGN THAT WAS TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY WITH THE AIRCRAFTS LEFT WING (APPROX 4 FEET FROM WING ROOT). THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO LEFT WING LEADING EDGE. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY THE PILOT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT HERLONG RECREATIONAL AIRPORT (HEG)
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.