DURING PRIMARY TRAINING STUDENT PLT BECAME TOO CLOSE TO THE CLOUDS WHEN HE; UNEXPECTEDLY TO THE INSTRUCTOR; TURNED TOWARD A FORCED LNDG FIELD DURING ENG OUT FORCED LNDG PRACTICE.

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AFTER COMPLETING A PRIMARY TRAINING LESSON WITH A PRE SOLO STUDENT; ABOVE A SCATTERED LAYER AT 3500 FT AGL; THE INSTRUCTOR REQUESTED THAT THE STUDENT DSND BELOW THE SCATTERED LAYER. ON THE DSCNT; THE INSTRUCTOR PULLED THE THROTTLE TO IDLE AND ASKED THE STUDENT TO DEMONSTRATE THE 'ENG OUT' EMER PROC. THE STUDENT SET/TRIMMED FOR BEST GLIDE AND BEGAN SEARCHING FOR A SUITABLE LNDG FIELD. THE STUDENT WAS HDG FOR AN ACCEPTABLE FIELD STRAIGHT AHEAD IN A STABLE DSCNT; WITH NO VERBALIZATION. THE STUDENT PROCEEDED TO MAKE A L TURN WHILE LOOKING OUT THE L PLT SIDE WINDOW. WHILE FOCUSING ON THE GND; THE STUDENT MADE A SERIES OF SHALLOW TO MEDIUM BANK TURNS. AS THE STUDENT ROLLED OUT; A CLOUD BECAME VISIBLE THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY BLOCKED FROM THE INSTRUCTORS VIEW DUE TO THE HIGH WING ACFT CONFIGN. THE INSTRUCTOR QUESTIONED THE STUDENT REGARDING CLOUD CLRNC REQUIREMENTS (WHICH THE STUDENT RECITED CORRECTLY). THE STUDENT PROCEEDED TO FLY WITHIN 2000 FT LATERALLY AND LESS THAN 500 FT BELOW. THE STUDENT'S FIXATION ON LOOKING FOR; AND FLYING TO AN EMER FIELD PREVENTED HIM FROM LOOKING OUTSIDE FOR TFC OR CLOUDS. THE HIGH WING ACFT TURNING IN THE DIRECTION OF CLOUD PREVENTED THE OBSERVER; ACTING AS INSTRUCTOR; FROM SEEING POTENTIAL HAZARD UNTIL ROLLOUT. ALSO; THE STUDENT'S NON VERBALIZATION OF INTENT OF ACTION CAUGHT THE INSTRUCTOR BY SURPRISE AND UNABLE TO LOOK TO THE L PRIOR TO THE STUDENT INITIATING THE TURN; ESPECIALLY SINCE THE STUDENT HAD A FIELD STRAIGHT AHEAD.