Narrative:

I launched into touch and go as the pilot in command with another pilot (retired military) in the back seat. I made the initial take off and first touch and go which was uneventful. On the down wind the other pilot took control to make a touch and go. (The landing runway was runway xxr with prevailing winds of 300/7 KTS.) after touch down an overcorrection for the cross-wind resulted in an instantaneous turn to the left; approximately 20 off runway heading; I took control; applied full power but we were committed to departing the left side. Directly in front of us (approximately 20 ft); was a large taxiway sign. I yanked in flaps and the aircraft came off the ground. The sign passed just to the right of the centerline striking the right gear as we flew over. I informed tower of the event and the fact that the right wheel was cocked 40 degrees to the right; the next fifty or so minutes were spent over head in communication with the tower and the FBO owner. After weighing several options; I set up a left hand pattern over a dirt road located east of the runways on airport property. The road was approximately 1;000 ft long and oriented generally into the wind. It had a large fence on the south side; very close in to the south end of the road. I flew two full flap practice approaches down to about 20 ft AGL. On the third approach I made a landing holding the left wing down to keep the right main off the ground as long as possible. The magnetos and mixture were secured immediately. When the right main contacted the ground; directional control was maintained with full left rudder and left brake. With approximately 100 ft of roll out left; the right wheel/strut failed. The aircraft stopped within a couple of degrees of the touchdown heading. An uneventful egress followed with no injury to either pilot.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PA18 pilot reported that a gust of wind caught the aircraft at touchdown causing an immediate turn toward the runways edge. The aircraft became airborne but the right wheel was damaged as it struck a taxiway sign. An emergency landing was safely completed.

Narrative: I launched into touch and go as the pilot in command with another pilot (retired Military) in the back seat. I made the initial take off and first touch and go which was uneventful. On the down wind the other pilot took control to make a touch and go. (The landing runway was Runway XXR with prevailing winds of 300/7 KTS.) After touch down an overcorrection for the cross-wind resulted in an instantaneous turn to the left; approximately 20 off runway heading; I took control; applied full power but we were committed to departing the left side. Directly in front of us (approximately 20 FT); was a large taxiway sign. I yanked in flaps and the aircraft came off the ground. The sign passed just to the right of the centerline striking the right gear as we flew over. I informed Tower of the event and the fact that the right wheel was cocked 40 degrees to the right; the next fifty or so minutes were spent over head in communication with the Tower and the FBO owner. After weighing several options; I set up a left hand pattern over a dirt road located east of the runways on airport property. The road was approximately 1;000 FT long and oriented generally into the wind. It had a large fence on the south side; very close in to the south end of the road. I flew two full flap practice approaches down to about 20 FT AGL. On the third approach I made a landing holding the left wing down to keep the right main off the ground as long as possible. The magnetos and mixture were secured immediately. When the right main contacted the ground; directional control was maintained with full left rudder and left brake. With approximately 100 FT of roll out left; the right wheel/strut failed. The aircraft stopped within a couple of degrees of the touchdown heading. An uneventful egress followed with no injury to either pilot.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.