What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot privacy data omitted stated that he had been receiving instructional flights since Sunday morning October 28, 2014. At which point by mid day Sunday, the instructor and privacy data omitted felt that he could conduct his first Solo flight. privacy data omitted Stated immediately after taking off on his Solo flight it was apparent that the winds aloft had changed significantly from when he was up with the instructor. He encountered gusts and turbulence abounded above 50 ft. he made several traffic pattern in the aircraft with the objective of a stable approach. After about thirty (30) minutes of circling in the traffic pattern he could not achieve a stable approach. He flew about two (2) miles south of the airport, and set up for an extremely long approach. At about less than one-quarter mile from the runway threshold. He encountered a violent turbulence at which point he lost control and impacted the lake
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN RECEIVING INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHTS SINCE SUNDAY MORNING OCTOBER 28, 2014. AT WHICH POINT BY MID DAY SUNDAY, THE INSTRUCTOR AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FELT THAT HE COULD CONDUCT HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKING OFF ON HIS SOLO FLIGHT IT WAS APPARENT THAT THE WINDS ALOFT HAD CHANGED SIGNIFICANTLY FROM WHEN HE WAS UP WITH THE INSTRUCTOR. HE ENCOUNTERED GUSTS AND TURBULENCE ABOUNDED ABOVE 50 FT. HE MADE SEVERAL TRAFFIC PATTERN IN THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF A STABLE APPROACH. AFTER ABOUT THIRTY (30) MINUTES OF CIRCLING IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN HE COULD NOT ACHIEVE A STABLE APPROACH. HE FLEW ABOUT TWO (2) MILES SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT, AND SET UP FOR AN EXTREMELY LONG APPROACH. AT ABOUT LESS THAN ONE-QUARTER MILE FROM THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD. HE ENCOUNTERED A VIOLENT TURBULENCE AT WHICH POINT HE LOST CONTROL AND IMPACTED THE LAKE
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.