M-20P pilot went off the runway and hit a sign. The aircraft was damaged.

Attributes
ACN	614157
Time
Date	200404
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : cno.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	M-20 Series Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 3194 flight time type : 3140
ASRS Report	614157
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical excursion : runway ground encounters other other anomaly
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : airspeed indicator other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Approximately XA30, performed routine preflight. Received IFR and taxi clearance. Run-up normal. Taxi roll as usual. At liftoff, checked airspeed. It was jittery and seemed to indicate low. Asked and received clearance to land. Landing normal. Rolled down runway approximately 300 ft before applying brakes. Aircraft veered right. Put in full corrective action on left brake. Aircraft continued right and departed runway. Struck runway intersection sign. The sign damaged aircraft. The sign was very close to runway (5-10 ft). The signs could be improved so they don't do so much damage.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: M-20P PLT WENT OFF THE RWY AND HIT A SIGN. THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED.

Narrative: APPROX XA30, PERFORMED ROUTINE PREFLT. RECEIVED IFR AND TAXI CLRNC. RUN-UP NORMAL. TAXI ROLL AS USUAL. AT LIFTOFF, CHKED AIRSPD. IT WAS JITTERY AND SEEMED TO INDICATE LOW. ASKED AND RECEIVED CLRNC TO LAND. LNDG NORMAL. ROLLED DOWN RWY APPROX 300 FT BEFORE APPLYING BRAKES. ACFT VEERED R. PUT IN FULL CORRECTIVE ACTION ON L BRAKE. ACFT CONTINUED R AND DEPARTED RWY. STRUCK RWY INTXN SIGN. THE SIGN DAMAGED ACFT. THE SIGN WAS VERY CLOSE TO RWY (5-10 FT). THE SIGNS COULD BE IMPROVED SO THEY DON'T DO SO MUCH DAMAGE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.