What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 5/29/2004, at approximately 1435 hours, a banner tower dropped its banner short of the airport this caused the banner to fall on a car on the 405 south freeway access road to the Santa Ana airport. The pilot had been flying for approximately two hours when he noticed that the aircraft was using fuel at a much higher rate than he had planned. The plane had been towing a banner when the pilot realized that he would be short on fuel and decided to land at Santa Ana airport. The pilot stated that he was giving tail wheel instruction with a student. As the aircraft turned on final it dropped the banner short of the airport and landed on 19L. After landing, while taxiing on taxiway juliet to charlie the aircraft hit a taxiway light. As the aircraft was taxiing on taxiway juliet the pilot applied brakes and found the right brake would not work. The airplane began to turn left and was unable to stop the turn. During the turn the aircraft struck a taxiway light. The aircraft ended up facing northbound on taxiway charlie off 19L aproximately 30 feet north of the northern edge of the taxiway. The aircraft was towed to signature aviation.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 5/29/2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 1435 HOURS, A BANNER TOWER DROPPED ITS BANNER SHORT OF THE AIRPORT THIS CAUSED THE BANNER TO FALL ON A CAR ON THE 405 SOUTH FREEWAY ACCESS ROAD TO THE SANTA ANA AIRPORT. THE PILOT HAD BEEN FLYING FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS USING FUEL AT A MUCH HIGHER RATE THAN HE HAD PLANNED. THE PLANE HAD BEEN TOWING A BANNER WHEN THE PILOT REALIZED THAT HE WOULD BE SHORT ON FUEL AND DECIDED TO LAND AT SANTA ANA AIRPORT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS GIVING TAIL WHEEL INSTRUCTION WITH A STUDENT. AS THE AIRCRAFT TURNED ON FINAL IT DROPPED THE BANNER SHORT OF THE AIRPORT AND LANDED ON 19L. AFTER LANDING, WHILE TAXIING ON TAXIWAY JULIET TO CHARLIE THE AIRCRAFT HIT A TAXIWAY LIGHT. AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING ON TAXIWAY JULIET THE PILOT APPLIED BRAKES AND FOUND THE RIGHT BRAKE WOULD NOT WORK. THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO TURN LEFT AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE TURN. DURING THE TURN THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TAXIWAY LIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT ENDED UP FACING NORTHBOUND ON TAXIWAY CHARLIE OFF 19L APROXIMATELY 30 FEET NORTH OF THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THE TAXIWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO SIGNATURE AVIATION.
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