Incident Overview
A student pilot was practicing touch-and-go landings on runway 35. During the fourth landing, the pilot experienced a wind shift. The airplane touched down on the runway numbers, aligned with the centerline. The pilot applied aileron into the wind, but the left wing lifted. The airplane then drifted off the right side of the runway and struck a sign, which sheared off the right landing gear.
Pilot Report
The pilot reported that the wind was from 290 degrees at 12 knots at the time of the incident. The sequence of events was described by the student pilot as follows: "Wind shifted, touched down on the numbers on runway centerline. Applied aileron into wind. Left wing lifted up. [The airplane] drifted off the right side [of the] runway [and] struck…[a] sign, which sheared off the right landing gear."
Aftermath
The airplane sustained damage to its right landing gear due to the impact with the sign. No further details about the extent of damage or other consequences were provided in the source.