What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot stated that the previous flight was a short flight to lebanon springfield airport (6I2), to fill up with gas. During ground ops there, there was one instance where the left brake "faded" slightly, but recovered when he "pumped" the pedal once. He reported normal braking after that and did not suspect total brake failure at that time.
During the landing roll at klou on rwy 06, after touchdown, when the pilot began braking, he discovered that the left brake was inoperative with no pedal back pressure. Braking on the left side did not recover even by "pumping" the brake. He began heavy braking using only the right brake and maintaining directional control with left rudder and nose wheel steering. Toward the end of the available runway (3469 ft from displaced threshold), there was insufficient directional control available to remain on the pavement and the plane briefly exited the right side of the runway. He was able to recover back to the paved runway surface, but still had a slight excess of speed above normal taxi speed. He attempted the right turnoff at the end of the runway onto taxiway h. during this turn the plane exited the taxiway on the left (east) side briefly. He was then able to regain control as the speed had slowed to normal. During the excursion from the taxiway, the plane struck a blue taxiway light with the left wheel or gear door.
The pilot reported the excursion to ground control and suggested they send someone to check the taxi light, since he could not tell for sure whether he had hit the light or not. He was able to taxi the aircraft back to the east t hangers by using a very slow speed and only the right brake.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT STATED THAT THE PREVIOUS FLIGHT WAS A SHORT FLIGHT TO LEBANON SPRINGFIELD AIRPORT (6I2), TO FILL UP WITH GAS. DURING GROUND OPS THERE, THERE WAS ONE INSTANCE WHERE THE LEFT BRAKE "FADED" SLIGHTLY, BUT RECOVERED WHEN HE "PUMPED" THE PEDAL ONCE. HE REPORTED NORMAL BRAKING AFTER THAT AND DID NOT SUSPECT TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE AT THAT TIME.
DURING THE LANDING ROLL AT KLOU ON RWY 06, AFTER TOUCHDOWN, WHEN THE PILOT BEGAN BRAKING, HE DISCOVERED THAT THE LEFT BRAKE WAS INOPERATIVE WITH NO PEDAL BACK PRESSURE. BRAKING ON THE LEFT SIDE DID NOT RECOVER EVEN BY "PUMPING" THE BRAKE. HE BEGAN HEAVY BRAKING USING ONLY THE RIGHT BRAKE AND MAINTAINING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WITH LEFT RUDDER AND NOSE WHEEL STEERING. TOWARD THE END OF THE AVAILABLE RUNWAY (3469 FT FROM DISPLACED THRESHOLD), THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AVAILABLE TO REMAIN ON THE PAVEMENT AND THE PLANE BRIEFLY EXITED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. HE WAS ABLE TO RECOVER BACK TO THE PAVED RUNWAY SURFACE, BUT STILL HAD A SLIGHT EXCESS OF SPEED ABOVE NORMAL TAXI SPEED. HE ATTEMPTED THE RIGHT TURNOFF AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY ONTO TAXIWAY H. DURING THIS TURN THE PLANE EXITED THE TAXIWAY ON THE LEFT (EAST) SIDE BRIEFLY. HE WAS THEN ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL AS THE SPEED HAD SLOWED TO NORMAL. DURING THE EXCURSION FROM THE TAXIWAY, THE PLANE STRUCK A BLUE TAXIWAY LIGHT WITH THE LEFT WHEEL OR GEAR DOOR.
THE PILOT REPORTED THE EXCURSION TO GROUND CONTROL AND SUGGESTED THEY SEND SOMEONE TO CHECK THE TAXI LIGHT, SINCE HE COULD NOT TELL FOR SURE WHETHER HE HAD HIT THE LIGHT OR NOT. HE WAS ABLE TO TAXI THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE EAST T HANGERS BY USING A VERY SLOW SPEED AND ONLY THE RIGHT BRAKE.