Aircraft Impacts Terrain During Practice Landing

Incident Overview During a practice session involving takeoffs and landings, the pilot reported that the left wing stalled while the aircraft was turning from the base leg to the final approach. Following the stall, the airplane impacted the terrain short of the approach end of the runway. The pilot noted that the aircraft was heavier than he was accustomed to and that the weather conditions were hot and humid at the time of the incident. No specific aircraft type, registration, date, operator, or location was provided in the source material. The probable cause was not explicitly stated in the source, though the pilot's report indicated a left wing stall during the turn to final approach.