What happened
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Student was demonstrating an engine failure on takeoff during a high speed taxi on runway 25. After the V1 cut demonstration at less than 40 miles per hour the flight instructor called for exchange of controls. The student verified the exchange of controls. The aircraft veered to the left. When the aircraft continued to veer to the left the flight instructor asked the student if he was free of the controls. The student verified that the he was free of the controls. The instructor found the aircraft unresponsive when he attempted to correct to the right using right rudder and the aircraft continued to turn to the left. The instructor neutralized rudder pressure, the left turn decreased as the aircraft nose gear struck a runway light and rolled on to the grass just off the runway.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT WAS DEMONSTRATING AN ENGINE FAILURE ON TAKEOFF DURING A HIGH SPEED TAXI ON RUNWAY 25. AFTER THE V1 CUT DEMONSTRATION AT LESS THAN 40 MILES PER HOUR THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CALLED FOR EXCHANGE OF CONTROLS. THE STUDENT VERIFIED THE EXCHANGE OF CONTROLS. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO VEER TO THE LEFT THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ASKED THE STUDENT IF HE WAS FREE OF THE CONTROLS. THE STUDENT VERIFIED THAT THE HE WAS FREE OF THE CONTROLS. THE INSTRUCTOR FOUND THE AIRCRAFT UNRESPONSIVE WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT TO THE RIGHT USING RIGHT RUDDER AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO TURN TO THE LEFT. THE INSTRUCTOR NEUTRALIZED RUDDER PRESSURE, THE LEFT TURN DECREASED AS THE AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT AND ROLLED ON TO THE GRASS JUST OFF THE RUNWAY.
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