What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Ms. Farrel-doyle stated she is a student pilot with 40 hours. She was conducting a 14 CFR part 91 solo cross-country flight from lantana, FL (klna) to Airglades Airport (K2IS) located in Clewiston, FL. She filed a VFR flight plan and obtained a full weather briefing from an FAA automated flight service station before on the VFR flight at 1345 EST. While on the flight she encountered some bad weather consisting of black clouds and turbulence in the vicinity of Clewiston, FL. She thought she was landing to runway 31 at 2IS but in fact made an approach to a closed airport. While landing she encountered a crosswind and lost directional control of the airplane. The airplane went to the left of the runway and collided with the ground in a nose down attitude.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) MS. FARREL-DOYLE STATED SHE IS A STUDENT PILOT WITH 40 HOURS. SHE WAS CONDUCTING A 14 CFR PART 91 SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM LANTANA, FL (KLNA) TO AIRGLADES AIRPORT (K2IS) LOCATED IN CLEWISTON, FL. SHE FILED A VFR FLIGHT PLAN AND OBTAINED A FULL WEATHER BRIEFING FROM AN FAA AUTOMATED FLIGHT SERVICE STATION BEFORE ON THE VFR FLIGHT AT 1345 EST. WHILE ON THE FLIGHT SHE ENCOUNTERED SOME BAD WEATHER CONSISTING OF BLACK CLOUDS AND TURBULENCE IN THE VICINITY OF CLEWISTON, FL. SHE THOUGHT SHE WAS LANDING TO RUNWAY 31 AT 2IS BUT IN FACT MADE AN APPROACH TO A CLOSED AIRPORT. WHILE LANDING SHE ENCOUNTERED A CROSSWIND AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE WENT TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE.
NTSB investigation
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