What happened
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Pilot of aircraft N21011, returned my call. She indicated that there was a 9 knot direct cross wind on runway 28R at montgomery airport (myf). She said that she touched down smoothly and began her roll out. About 1500 feet down the runway, just as the rear wheel was coming down, the aircraft turned 30 degrees to the left. Pilot added right rudder and right break to make correction. Aircraft continued to the left. Pilot then applied left throttle, this brought the aircraft back toward the centerline. Unfortunately, aircraft had already gone off the runway 28R and struck and airport sign with the left main gear. Aircraft sustained no damage.
Pilot does not know why the aircraft went 30 degrees to the left. She stated that she did not know of any gusty wind conditions, the aircraft did not act as though the brakes pulled it left. She does not know why or how it went left. Pilot also indicated that she was giving a new pilot, in the aircraft, instruction but that he was not on the controls for the takeoff or landing.
Called and spoke with second pilot. He stated that it was his second flight in the aircraft. He stated that he was not on the controls during the takeoff or landing. He stated that as the aircrafts tailwheel began to come down, but was not yet on the ground, the aircraft veered hard left. He said that the pilot applied corrective action but was unable to keep the plane on the runway. They left the runway and hit an airport sign.
Spoke with airport operations, the sign the aircraft hit was completely destroyed. The pilot has paid for a new sign and installation of that sign.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT OF AIRCRAFT N21011, RETURNED MY CALL. SHE INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A 9 KNOT DIRECT CROSS WIND ON RUNWAY 28R AT MONTGOMERY AIRPORT (MYF). SHE SAID THAT SHE TOUCHED DOWN SMOOTHLY AND BEGAN HER ROLL OUT. ABOUT 1500 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY, JUST AS THE REAR WHEEL WAS COMING DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT TURNED 30 DEGREES TO THE LEFT. PILOT ADDED RIGHT RUDDER AND RIGHT BREAK TO MAKE CORRECTION. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO THE LEFT. PILOT THEN APPLIED LEFT THROTTLE, THIS BROUGHT THE AIRCRAFT BACK TOWARD THE CENTERLINE. UNFORTUNATELY, AIRCRAFT HAD ALREADY GONE OFF THE RUNWAY 28R AND STRUCK AND AIRPORT SIGN WITH THE LEFT MAIN GEAR. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED NO DAMAGE.
PILOT DOES NOT KNOW WHY THE AIRCRAFT WENT 30 DEGREES TO THE LEFT. SHE STATED THAT SHE DID NOT KNOW OF ANY GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS, THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT ACT AS THOUGH THE BRAKES PULLED IT LEFT. SHE DOES NOT KNOW WHY OR HOW IT WENT LEFT. PILOT ALSO INDICATED THAT SHE WAS GIVING A NEW PILOT, IN THE AIRCRAFT, INSTRUCTION BUT THAT HE WAS NOT ON THE CONTROLS FOR THE TAKEOFF OR LANDING.
CALLED AND SPOKE WITH SECOND PILOT. HE STATED THAT IT WAS HIS SECOND FLIGHT IN THE AIRCRAFT. HE STATED THAT HE WAS NOT ON THE CONTROLS DURING THE TAKEOFF OR LANDING. HE STATED THAT AS THE AIRCRAFTS TAILWHEEL BEGAN TO COME DOWN, BUT WAS NOT YET ON THE GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED HARD LEFT. HE SAID THAT THE PILOT APPLIED CORRECTIVE ACTION BUT WAS UNABLE TO KEEP THE PLANE ON THE RUNWAY. THEY LEFT THE RUNWAY AND HIT AN AIRPORT SIGN.
SPOKE WITH AIRPORT OPERATIONS, THE SIGN THE AIRCRAFT HIT WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE PILOT HAS PAID FOR A NEW SIGN AND INSTALLATION OF THAT SIGN.
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