What happened
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Flight instructor on his first day of employment with the school was conducting an introduction flight with a potential student pilot. The flight instructor stated to FAA inspector that during the pre-flight check of the aircraft the brakes felt "spongee". The flight instructor proceeded to taxi aircraft and prior to departure preformed an additional check of the aircraft's brakes. The flight instructor told FAA inspector that the brakes still felt "spongee". The flight instructor departed that the airport and conducted the introduction flight with customer. The flight instructor landed the aircraft and stated that after taxiing onto the taxiway the left brake did not work. The flight instructor asked the customer to apply pressure to the aircraft's brakes and the aircraft went off the taxiway into the grass.
As the FAA filed it
FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ON HIS FIRST DAY OF EMPLOYMENT WITH THE SCHOOL WAS CONDUCTING AN INTRODUCTION FLIGHT WITH A POTENTIAL STUDENT PILOT. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED TO FAA INSPECTOR THAT DURING THE PRE-FLIGHT CHECK OF THE AIRCRAFT THE BRAKES FELT "SPONGEE". THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR PROCEEDED TO TAXI AIRCRAFT AND PRIOR TO DEPARTURE PREFORMED AN ADDITIONAL CHECK OF THE AIRCRAFT'S BRAKES. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOLD FAA INSPECTOR THAT THE BRAKES STILL FELT "SPONGEE". THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR DEPARTED THAT THE AIRPORT AND CONDUCTED THE INTRODUCTION FLIGHT WITH CUSTOMER. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR LANDED THE AIRCRAFT AND STATED THAT AFTER TAXIING ONTO THE TAXIWAY THE LEFT BRAKE DID NOT WORK. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ASKED THE CUSTOMER TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE AIRCRAFT'S BRAKES AND THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE TAXIWAY INTO THE GRASS.
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