Incident Overview
A student pilot, with a total flight experience of 52 hours including 0.7 hours of night time logged in January 1997, was on his second instructional flight with a particular instructor. The instructor had not previously given any night instruction to the student. During this flight, the instructor verbally authorized the student to conduct his first supervised solo at night, despite an inoperative landing light.
Flight Events
The student reported that it was very dark and there was no visible horizon when he elected to perform a go-around during the third landing attempt. He stated that he thought the airplane was in a 'high pitch attitude' during the go-around. Subsequently, the airplane descended and impacted the ground.
Operational Context
A manager of the operator stated that it was standard operating procedure to alternate instructors on a regular basis, and typically a student would receive instruction from several different instructors prior to solo.
Conclusion
The accident involved a go-around maneuver under night conditions with no visible horizon, resulting in ground impact. No further details were provided in the source.