What happened
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During taxi out on a night flight, the solo student pilot turned the acft onto an arpt access road and the acft struck a stop sign. He then continued on toward the departure rwy and did not advise jax ATC that anything had happened while taxiing out. The flight then departed at 2334Z with VFR flight following to mlb.
Jax arpt ops called jax twr at 0013Z to advise that the acft may have hit or knocked over a sign in the non-movement area. The twr relayed the message to the student pilot who indicated he was not aware of that happening or any damage to the acft. The acft continued toward mlb with a touch & go ldg at X35 along the way, then landed at mlb without further incident.
A post flight inspection of the acft at mlb by school mx personnel revealed there was minor damage to the rt wing skin leading edge and lower surface located between two wing ribs.
The student plt reported the following to school personnel: he was departing an FBO ramp when he took a turn and realized he was most likely on a ground access road. He didn't see any obstructions, then felt like the acft ran over something on the ground. He thought it was a small item or speed bump, so he tried the brakes, and increased and decreased the RPM to check if there was something on the ldg gear, but everything was normal so he continued the flight and returned to mlb.
As the FAA filed it
DURING TAXI OUT ON A NIGHT FLIGHT, THE SOLO STUDENT PILOT TURNED THE ACFT ONTO AN ARPT ACCESS ROAD AND THE ACFT STRUCK A STOP SIGN. HE THEN CONTINUED ON TOWARD THE DEPARTURE RWY AND DID NOT ADVISE JAX ATC THAT ANYTHING HAD HAPPENED WHILE TAXIING OUT. THE FLIGHT THEN DEPARTED AT 2334Z WITH VFR FLIGHT FOLLOWING TO MLB.
JAX ARPT OPS CALLED JAX TWR AT 0013Z TO ADVISE THAT THE ACFT MAY HAVE HIT OR KNOCKED OVER A SIGN IN THE NON-MOVEMENT AREA. THE TWR RELAYED THE MESSAGE TO THE STUDENT PILOT WHO INDICATED HE WAS NOT AWARE OF THAT HAPPENING OR ANY DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. THE ACFT CONTINUED TOWARD MLB WITH A TOUCH & GO LDG AT X35 ALONG THE WAY, THEN LANDED AT MLB WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.
A POST FLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE ACFT AT MLB BY SCHOOL MX PERSONNEL REVEALED THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RT WING SKIN LEADING EDGE AND LOWER SURFACE LOCATED BETWEEN TWO WING RIBS.
THE STUDENT PLT REPORTED THE FOLLOWING TO SCHOOL PERSONNEL: HE WAS DEPARTING AN FBO RAMP WHEN HE TOOK A TURN AND REALIZED HE WAS MOST LIKELY ON A GROUND ACCESS ROAD. HE DIDN'T SEE ANY OBSTRUCTIONS, THEN FELT LIKE THE ACFT RAN OVER SOMETHING ON THE GROUND. HE THOUGHT IT WAS A SMALL ITEM OR SPEED BUMP, SO HE TRIED THE BRAKES, AND INCREASED AND DECREASED THE RPM TO CHECK IF THERE WAS SOMETHING ON THE LDG GEAR, BUT EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL SO HE CONTINUED THE FLIGHT AND RETURNED TO MLB.
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