What happened
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(-23) Private pilot on solo cross country from ryn to inw and return. Weather was checked by pilot and instructor before takeoff. After landing at iaw pilot again checked weather and called his school dispatch and spoke to an instructor reference the weather. As per the instructor and private pilot weather conditions were VFR for the time and area of operation. Pilot departed inw, enroute the pilot contacted the prc fss flight watch for an update on weather. Pilot encountered unforecasted weather enroute and elected to land on a private paved airport (AZ51). During touchdown the pilot had excessive airspeed. Drifted off to the left of the runway left main gear sink down into the soft mud. Left main gear sheared off both wings impacted large boulders and cactus. Aircraft was destroyed. No additional causal factors at this time.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PRIVATE PILOT ON SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FROM RYN TO INW AND RETURN. WEATHER WAS CHECKED BY PILOT AND INSTRUCTOR BEFORE TAKEOFF. AFTER LANDING AT IAW PILOT AGAIN CHECKED WEATHER AND CALLED HIS SCHOOL DISPATCH AND SPOKE TO AN INSTRUCTOR REFERENCE THE WEATHER. AS PER THE INSTRUCTOR AND PRIVATE PILOT WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE VFR FOR THE TIME AND AREA OF OPERATION. PILOT DEPARTED INW, ENROUTE THE PILOT CONTACTED THE PRC FSS FLIGHT WATCH FOR AN UPDATE ON WEATHER. PILOT ENCOUNTERED UNFORECASTED WEATHER ENROUTE AND ELECTED TO LAND ON A PRIVATE PAVED AIRPORT (AZ51). DURING TOUCHDOWN THE PILOT HAD EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED. DRIFTED OFF TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY LEFT MAIN GEAR SINK DOWN INTO THE SOFT MUD. LEFT MAIN GEAR SHEARED OFF BOTH WINGS IMPACTED LARGE BOULDERS AND CACTUS. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. NO ADDITIONAL CAUSAL FACTORS AT THIS TIME.
NTSB investigation
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