What happened
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The PIC and privacy data omittedwere performing multiple takeoffs and landings in the traffic pattern. Before commencing the last approach for a full-stop landing, the PIC took over the controls as the winds were reaching the personal limits of both pilots. The approach and initial touchdown were uneventful. During the landing roll-out, the aircraft weathervaned into the wind and the aircraft exited the right side of the runway. The PIC attempted to correct by using left brake as the rudder is ineffective below approximately 25 mph. Marks in the grass showed that the aircraft departed the right side of the runway at about a 30° angle and an attempted correction. The aircraft struck a taxiway sign causing the right main gear to collapse and the right wingtip to impact the ground. The aircraft had substantial damage to the right wing strut and the right wing root by partially separating. Two persons on-board. No injuries.
As the FAA filed it
THE PIC AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^WERE PERFORMING MULTIPLE TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. BEFORE COMMENCING THE LAST APPROACH FOR A FULL-STOP LANDING, THE PIC TOOK OVER THE CONTROLS AS THE WINDS WERE REACHING THE PERSONAL LIMITS OF BOTH PILOTS. THE APPROACH AND INITIAL TOUCHDOWN WERE UNEVENTFUL. DURING THE LANDING ROLL-OUT, THE AIRCRAFT WEATHERVANED INTO THE WIND AND THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PIC ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT BY USING LEFT BRAKE AS THE RUDDER IS INEFFECTIVE BELOW APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. MARKS IN THE GRASS SHOWED THAT THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AT ABOUT A 30° ANGLE AND AN ATTEMPTED CORRECTION. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TAXIWAY SIGN CAUSING THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR TO COLLAPSE AND THE RIGHT WINGTIP TO IMPACT THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING STRUT AND THE RIGHT WING ROOT BY PARTIALLY SEPARATING. TWO PERSONS ON-BOARD. NO INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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