What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) After landing from a CFR 14 part 137 flight, the pilot noted brakes were ineffective and the brake pedals indicated no loss of hydraulic pressure in system. The aircraft yawed right ran off side of runway. After rolling through an adjacent ditch, the aircraft impacted the ditch bank causing substantial damage to the fuselage, wing center section, right wing, right landing gear and propeller. The commercial pilot exited the aircraft through normal exit and sustained no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AFTER LANDING FROM A CFR 14 PART 137 FLIGHT, THE PILOT NOTED BRAKES WERE INEFFECTIVE AND THE BRAKE PEDALS INDICATED NO LOSS OF HYDRAULIC PRESSURE IN SYSTEM. THE AIRCRAFT YAWED RIGHT RAN OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY. AFTER ROLLING THROUGH AN ADJACENT DITCH, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE DITCH BANK CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE, WING CENTER SECTION, RIGHT WING, RIGHT LANDING GEAR AND PROPELLER. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT THROUGH NORMAL EXIT AND SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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