What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
N74092...a Grumman tiger touched down at pdk on rwy 21R.....when the pilot(privacy data omitted) depressed the brakes, one of the brakes went all the way to the floor ....the aircraft swerved off the runway going down in a ditch...no injuries...aircraft had minor damage to the cowl...and minor damage to the propeller....the floor in the cockpit was wet with hydraulic fluid on the left brake....indicative of a brake failure on one side....all records on the aircraft showed all inspections were current and up to date as well as the pilot's currency and flight review....closed with counseling.
As the FAA filed it
N74092...A GRUMMAN TIGER TOUCHED DOWN AT PDK ON RWY 21R.....WHEN THE PILOT(^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^) DEPRESSED THE BRAKES, ONE OF THE BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR ....THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED OFF THE RUNWAY GOING DOWN IN A DITCH...NO INJURIES...AIRCRAFT HAD MINOR DAMAGE TO THE COWL...AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER....THE FLOOR IN THE COCKPIT WAS WET WITH HYDRAULIC FLUID ON THE LEFT BRAKE....INDICATIVE OF A BRAKE FAILURE ON ONE SIDE....ALL RECORDS ON THE AIRCRAFT SHOWED ALL INSPECTIONS WERE CURRENT AND UP TO DATE AS WELL AS THE PILOT'S CURRENCY AND FLIGHT REVIEW....CLOSED WITH COUNSELING.
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