DFC,
It was in Pilot's "I Learned About Flying From That" series, maybe a couple of years ago; can't remember exactly when. As far as I remember the poor student was airborne for something like two hours, although I'm not quite sure of that. And I think it was due to an accident on the runway, although again, I can't quite remember. Someone else may remember the details, and which copy it was in. If I get time I'll look it up and tell the story.