Primary finding
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in cross wind conditions.
Investigator assessment
Analysis narrative
The pilot reported that he was practicing touch and go landings from the right seat. During landing, there was a right cross wind that he did not correct for, and the airplane veered left off the runway and into a sign. During the impact, the left main landing gear fractured and rotated backwards, and the left horizontal stabilizer forward spar was substantially damaged.