Student Pilot Stalls Aircraft During Touch-and-Go Landing Practice (N761BK)

What happened

The incident occurred during a training flight involving a series of three supervised touch-and-go landings. The first landing and subsequent takeoff were completed without incident. However, during the approach for the second landing, the aircraft drifted toward the runway edge lights. In an effort to avoid striking the lights, power was applied and the nose was pulled up. This maneuver caused the aircraft to stall and subsequently impact the runway surface.

The investigation

The investigation focused on the flight dynamics during the second approach. It was determined that the pilot's reaction to the drift toward the runway lights resulted in an excessive pitch-up attitude while at low airspeed, leading directly to the aerodynamic stall.