Narrative:

On apr/wed/07 at approximately XA00 during a multi-engine training flight; I elected to give a student a simulated engine-out on takeoff at approximately 10 KIAS. This was the fourth time I have given the student the situation and he handled it properly by closing both throttles previously. This student has not had any flight training in the past 3 yrs; so he sometimes has delayed reactions; but this time he did not react at all. I immediately pulled the right mixture control to idle cut-off where the left already was for the simulated engine-out and verbalized my flight controls while simultaneously trying to close the throttles and maintain directional control; but the student froze and would not release the controls. He snapped out of it after I yelled at him and forced him off the flight controls. I dodged the runway lights and safely stopped the aircraft in the grass to the left of runway 36. I then restarted both engines and taxied to the ramp. After further inspection by myself and certified maintenance personnel; no damage to the airport or aircraft occurred during the incident. I feel that I took the appropriate actions for the given situation and the result came out with no damage to property; persons; or aircraft. I believe the problem here is the fact that the student is 'rusty' and slow to react. Maybe a solution for future reference could be waving my hand in front of the student to get his/her attention.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA44 STUDENT PILOT WITH INSTRUCTOR ABOARD HAS SIMULATED LEFT ENGINE FAILURE AT LOW SPEED. THE STUDENT FAILS TO REACT AND THE INSTRUCTOR IS SLOW TO TAKE CONTROL; WHICH ALLOWS THE ACFT TO DEPART THE RWY.

Narrative: ON APR/WED/07 AT APPROX XA00 DURING A MULTI-ENG TRAINING FLT; I ELECTED TO GIVE A STUDENT A SIMULATED ENG-OUT ON TKOF AT APPROX 10 KIAS. THIS WAS THE FOURTH TIME I HAVE GIVEN THE STUDENT THE SITUATION AND HE HANDLED IT PROPERLY BY CLOSING BOTH THROTTLES PREVIOUSLY. THIS STUDENT HAS NOT HAD ANY FLT TRAINING IN THE PAST 3 YRS; SO HE SOMETIMES HAS DELAYED REACTIONS; BUT THIS TIME HE DID NOT REACT AT ALL. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED THE R MIXTURE CTL TO IDLE CUT-OFF WHERE THE L ALREADY WAS FOR THE SIMULATED ENG-OUT AND VERBALIZED MY FLT CTLS WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY TRYING TO CLOSE THE THROTTLES AND MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CTL; BUT THE STUDENT FROZE AND WOULD NOT RELEASE THE CTLS. HE SNAPPED OUT OF IT AFTER I YELLED AT HIM AND FORCED HIM OFF THE FLT CTLS. I DODGED THE RWY LIGHTS AND SAFELY STOPPED THE ACFT IN THE GRASS TO THE L OF RWY 36. I THEN RESTARTED BOTH ENGS AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION BY MYSELF AND CERTIFIED MAINT PERSONNEL; NO DAMAGE TO THE ARPT OR ACFT OCCURRED DURING THE INCIDENT. I FEEL THAT I TOOK THE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS FOR THE GIVEN SITUATION AND THE RESULT CAME OUT WITH NO DAMAGE TO PROPERTY; PERSONS; OR ACFT. I BELIEVE THE PROB HERE IS THE FACT THAT THE STUDENT IS 'RUSTY' AND SLOW TO REACT. MAYBE A SOLUTION FOR FUTURE REF COULD BE WAVING MY HAND IN FRONT OF THE STUDENT TO GET HIS/HER ATTN.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.