What happened
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A Cessna 172R privacy data omitted took off from Concord, CA. Airport for cross country flight and upon returning to this airport, pilot was performing touch and go on runway 1R.
On first touch and go, pilot lost control of aircraft before, at or after touchdown on runway then performed a go-around procedure, then while flying off runway to the left hit a large taxi sign. Pilot stated aircraft did not touched down. Aircraft continued flying for one go around and then landed and taxied back to flight school.
Aircraft sustained substantial damage to left landing gear strut, entire left empennage stabilizer and elevator section.
The aircrafts pilot was not injured.
As the FAA filed it
A CESSNA 172R ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOOK OFF FROM CONCORD, CA. AIRPORT FOR CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT AND UPON RETURNING TO THIS AIRPORT, PILOT WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO ON RUNWAY 1R.
ON FIRST TOUCH AND GO, PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT BEFORE, AT OR AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY THEN PERFORMED A GO-AROUND PROCEDURE, THEN WHILE FLYING OFF RUNWAY TO THE LEFT HIT A LARGE TAXI SIGN. PILOT STATED AIRCRAFT DID NOT TOUCHED DOWN. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED FLYING FOR ONE GO AROUND AND THEN LANDED AND TAXIED BACK TO FLIGHT SCHOOL.
AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO LEFT LANDING GEAR STRUT, ENTIRE LEFT EMPENNAGE STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR SECTION.
THE AIRCRAFTS PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.
NTSB investigation
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