What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) 2/11/03 18:14Z hwo, private pilot james flavin, was taxiing aircraft, N124MF a pelican airways katana, west on taxiway lima to runway 36R. Just before reaching the active he turned right onto intersection "e", intending to do his run-up check. Starting to taxi he turned right and stepped on the left brake to straighten the plane out. The left brake did not respond. The aircraft continued to swing to the right, off into the grass, hitting and knocking over a taxiway sign, damaging the right wing. The aircraft stopped in the grass about 200 feet, past the sign. Maintenance taxied the aircraft back to the hangar and braking was found to be normal.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) 2/11/03 18:14Z HWO, PRIVATE PILOT JAMES FLAVIN, WAS TAXIING AIRCRAFT, N124MF A PELICAN AIRWAYS KATANA, WEST ON TAXIWAY LIMA TO RUNWAY 36R. JUST BEFORE REACHING THE ACTIVE HE TURNED RIGHT ONTO INTERSECTION "E", INTENDING TO DO HIS RUN-UP CHECK. STARTING TO TAXI HE TURNED RIGHT AND STEPPED ON THE LEFT BRAKE TO STRAIGHTEN THE PLANE OUT. THE LEFT BRAKE DID NOT RESPOND. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SWING TO THE RIGHT, OFF INTO THE GRASS, HITTING AND KNOCKING OVER A TAXIWAY SIGN, DAMAGING THE RIGHT WING. THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED IN THE GRASS ABOUT 200 FEET, PAST THE SIGN. MAINTENANCE TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE HANGAR AND BRAKING WAS FOUND TO BE NORMAL.
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