What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Investigation: on may 23, 2021 private pilot, privacy data omitted, rented C-172, N21SZ, from privacy data omitted, for a flight to Catalina (kavx). privacy data omitted Said that he conducted a pre-flight, performed a run up, and before takeoff check of the airplane and did not notice anything unusual. Upon landing on runway 22 at kavx, privacy data omitted stated when he applied the brakes they felt ?loose? Especially the left brake. While approaching the 2nd exit of the runway on the left, he pushed hard on the left rudder and the airplane departed the runway spun 180 degrees in the dirt. When the airplane spun to the left the right wing scraped the top of a fence causing damage to the bottom of the wing. After exiting the airplane privacy data omitted saw brake fluid leaking from the left brake.
As the FAA filed it
INVESTIGATION: ON MAY 23, 2021 PRIVATE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, RENTED C-172, N21SZ, FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, FOR A FLIGHT TO CATALINA (KAVX). ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAID THAT HE CONDUCTED A PRE-FLIGHT, PERFORMED A RUN UP, AND BEFORE TAKEOFF CHECK OF THE AIRPLANE AND DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING UNUSUAL. UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY 22 AT KAVX, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES THEY FELT ?LOOSE? ESPECIALLY THE LEFT BRAKE. WHILE APPROACHING THE 2ND EXIT OF THE RUNWAY ON THE LEFT, HE PUSHED HARD ON THE LEFT RUDDER AND THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY SPUN 180 DEGREES IN THE DIRT. WHEN THE AIRPLANE SPUN TO THE LEFT THE RIGHT WING SCRAPED THE TOP OF A FENCE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE WING. AFTER EXITING THE AIRPLANE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAW BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM THE LEFT BRAKE.
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