What happened
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Student pilot taxiing after landing at lws runway 12 turned off on taxi way d and while taxiing back on taxiway c for takeoff on runway 12 loss control of aircraft. Pilot reported aircraft turned hard to the right and he could not correct with hard left rudder. Student applied hard left brake and right brake once he could not stop turn he departed paved surface and slid in gravel a short distance then went off a steep bank into fence and ditch which caused aircraft to pitch up onto left wing and substantially damage wing, flap, and nose gear. Propeller stuck ground and fence. Student turned off power and magnetos and exited aircraft without injury.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT PILOT TAXIING AFTER LANDING AT LWS RUNWAY 12 TURNED OFF ON TAXI WAY D AND WHILE TAXIING BACK ON TAXIWAY C FOR TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 12 LOSS CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT. PILOT REPORTED AIRCRAFT TURNED HARD TO THE RIGHT AND HE COULD NOT CORRECT WITH HARD LEFT RUDDER. STUDENT APPLIED HARD LEFT BRAKE AND RIGHT BRAKE ONCE HE COULD NOT STOP TURN HE DEPARTED PAVED SURFACE AND SLID IN GRAVEL A SHORT DISTANCE THEN WENT OFF A STEEP BANK INTO FENCE AND DITCH WHICH CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO PITCH UP ONTO LEFT WING AND SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGE WING, FLAP, AND NOSE GEAR. PROPELLER STUCK GROUND AND FENCE. STUDENT TURNED OFF POWER AND MAGNETOS AND EXITED AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY.
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