What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On Wednesday January 20, 2016, privacy data omitted was on his instrument check ride at meritt Island airport (coi). Upon completing all required pre-flight checks, began taxiing down taxiway A2. He began to reduce speed to hold short of runway 29, then applied his brakes and realized the left brake was unresponsive, he asked the instructor (privacy data omitted)to assist, and he too was unable to engage the left brake. It was at that time the aircraft veered right, off the taxiway and struck an airport taxi light, causing minor damage to both the taxi light and propeller.
As the FAA filed it
ON WEDNESDAY JANUARY 20, 2016, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ON HIS INSTRUMENT CHECK RIDE AT MERITT ISLAND AIRPORT (COI). UPON COMPLETING ALL REQUIRED PRE-FLIGHT CHECKS, BEGAN TAXIING DOWN TAXIWAY A2. HE BEGAN TO REDUCE SPEED TO HOLD SHORT OF RUNWAY 29, THEN APPLIED HIS BRAKES AND REALIZED THE LEFT BRAKE WAS UNRESPONSIVE, HE ASKED THE INSTRUCTOR (^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^)TO ASSIST, AND HE TOO WAS UNABLE TO ENGAGE THE LEFT BRAKE. IT WAS AT THAT TIME THE AIRCRAFT VEERED RIGHT, OFF THE TAXIWAY AND STRUCK AN AIRPORT TAXI LIGHT, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO BOTH THE TAXI LIGHT AND PROPELLER.