What happened
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The flight originated on September 13, 2009, from enterprise, OR (8S4) with intermediate stop at corvallis, OR (cvo) terminating at Albany, OR (S12) at approximately 1700 hours PDT. Following a normal uneventful landing on rwy 34, during rollout the pilot, deborah origer, stated she immediately realized the left brake was not responding as she began to apply brakes. She depressed both brakes again. The left brake did not respond. Deborah stated: "to avoid a prop strike, I decided not to continue the rollout straight ahead into the grass because of a drainage depression and fence. I depress the right brake hard, departing the end of runway 34 onto a grassy area and coming to a stop when the leading edge of the right side of the horizontal stabilizer hit the metal runway sign box. The impact to the horizontal stabilizer left a significant gash, rotated the entire horizontal stabilizer, and tore plus wrinkled the fuselage skin. I taxied back to the hangar." There was no braking problem noted at enterprise, OR (8S4)or at corvallis, OR (cvo).
As the FAA filed it
THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2009, FROM ENTERPRISE, OR (8S4) WITH INTERMEDIATE STOP AT CORVALLIS, OR (CVO) TERMINATING AT ALBANY, OR (S12) AT APPROXIMATELY 1700 HOURS PDT. FOLLOWING A NORMAL UNEVENTFUL LANDING ON RWY 34, DURING ROLLOUT THE PILOT, DEBORAH ORIGER, STATED SHE IMMEDIATELY REALIZED THE LEFT BRAKE WAS NOT RESPONDING AS SHE BEGAN TO APPLY BRAKES. SHE DEPRESSED BOTH BRAKES AGAIN. THE LEFT BRAKE DID NOT RESPOND. DEBORAH STATED: "TO AVOID A PROP STRIKE, I DECIDED NOT TO CONTINUE THE ROLLOUT STRAIGHT AHEAD INTO THE GRASS BECAUSE OF A DRAINAGE DEPRESSION AND FENCE. I DEPRESS THE RIGHT BRAKE HARD, DEPARTING THE END OF RUNWAY 34 ONTO A GRASSY AREA AND COMING TO A STOP WHEN THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER HIT THE METAL RUNWAY SIGN BOX. THE IMPACT TO THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LEFT A SIGNIFICANT GASH, ROTATED THE ENTIRE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, AND TORE PLUS WRINKLED THE FUSELAGE SKIN. I TAXIED BACK TO THE HANGAR." THERE WAS NO BRAKING PROBLEM NOTED AT ENTERPRISE, OR (8S4)OR AT CORVALLIS, OR (CVO).
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