What happened
The incident occurred while a student pilot was conducting training maneuvers involving repeated touch-and-go landings. The operational environment presented significant hazards due to the presence of patchy ice on the runway surface, which likely reduced tire traction and compromised directional stability.
During the second attempt in the sequence, the aircraft touched down laterally offset to the right of the runway centerline. Recognizing the deviation, the pilot initiated a go-around procedure by retracting the flaps and applying full throttle power. The objective was to climb out and realign the aircraft with the runway centerline.
However, the combination of full power application on a low-friction surface proved difficult to manage. The aircraft entered a skid, indicating a loss of directional control due to the icy conditions. Unable to recover from the skid, the aircraft departed the paved surface and collided with an adjacent snowbank.