What happened
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privacy data omittedA van?s RV-12 homebuilt experimental aircraft being operated by privacy data omitteda licensed pilot struck the a 20-2 runway hold short sign at Barnes Municipal Airport (baf) Westfield, MA. The pilot requested taxi instructions for takeoff, instructions were issued for a runway 2 taxiway a intersection departure. Pilot taxied as instructed. A pre takeoff engine run was conducted. When privacy data omitted applied full power he lost control of the aircraft and struck the hold short sign. After striking the hold short sign the pilot notified the tower he was heading back to his hangar. Without waiting for control tower instructions the pilot taxied back to the hanger. Airport operations inspected and confirmed damage to the hold short sign. Airport operations stated that during the aircraft preflight engine run the pilot lost control veered off the taxiway and collided with the hold short sign impacting the sign with the right wing. Aviation safety inspectors from the bradley flight standards district office (EA-63) inspected the aircraft and determined the damage to the aircraft to be substantial to include damage to the right wing spar.
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^A VAN?S RV-12 HOMEBUILT EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT BEING OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^A LICENSED PILOT STRUCK THE A 20-2 RUNWAY HOLD SHORT SIGN AT BARNES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (BAF) WESTFIELD, MA. THE PILOT REQUESTED TAXI INSTRUCTIONS FOR TAKEOFF, INSTRUCTIONS WERE ISSUED FOR A RUNWAY 2 TAXIWAY A INTERSECTION DEPARTURE. PILOT TAXIED AS INSTRUCTED. A PRE TAKEOFF ENGINE RUN WAS CONDUCTED. WHEN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ APPLIED FULL POWER HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND STRUCK THE HOLD SHORT SIGN. AFTER STRIKING THE HOLD SHORT SIGN THE PILOT NOTIFIED THE TOWER HE WAS HEADING BACK TO HIS HANGAR. WITHOUT WAITING FOR CONTROL TOWER INSTRUCTIONS THE PILOT TAXIED BACK TO THE HANGER. AIRPORT OPERATIONS INSPECTED AND CONFIRMED DAMAGE TO THE HOLD SHORT SIGN. AIRPORT OPERATIONS STATED THAT DURING THE AIRCRAFT PREFLIGHT ENGINE RUN THE PILOT LOST CONTROL VEERED OFF THE TAXIWAY AND COLLIDED WITH THE HOLD SHORT SIGN IMPACTING THE SIGN WITH THE RIGHT WING. AVIATION SAFETY INSPECTORS FROM THE BRADLEY FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE (EA-63) INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND DETERMINED THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT TO BE SUBSTANTIAL TO INCLUDE DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING SPAR.
NTSB investigation
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