What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Student was acting PIC receiving instructional training while in VFR flight, simulating a no hydralic approach landing. The student lost directional control during touch down rollout and attempted to engage right brake control unsuccesfully to get braking to actuate, at which point the instructor applied brakes in attempt to control acft roll, consequently the aircraft departed runway 28 left side coming to rest with main tires approximately six feet from runway surface.
Post incident: aircraft was inspected by A&P after removed from runway. Aircraft was cleaned and inspected all three landing gears after minor runway excursion and found no defects. Ground run, taxied, turned, and braked at multiple speeds and directions, with no abnormalities noticed. Aircraft was found to be airworthy and approved for return to service. Both pilots state that there was not brake avaiabl.
Counsleing: EA-09 flight standards office (FSDO) operations inspector will contact CFI and conduct counseling for this incident event.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT WAS ACTING PIC RECEIVING INSTRUCTIONAL TRAINING WHILE IN VFR FLIGHT, SIMULATING A NO HYDRALIC APPROACH LANDING. THE STUDENT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TOUCH DOWN ROLLOUT AND ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE RIGHT BRAKE CONTROL UNSUCCESFULLY TO GET BRAKING TO ACTUATE, AT WHICH POINT THE INSTRUCTOR APPLIED BRAKES IN ATTEMPT TO CONTROL ACFT ROLL, CONSEQUENTLY THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 28 LEFT SIDE COMING TO REST WITH MAIN TIRES APPROXIMATELY SIX FEET FROM RUNWAY SURFACE.
POST INCIDENT: AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED BY A&P AFTER REMOVED FROM RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT WAS CLEANED AND INSPECTED ALL THREE LANDING GEARS AFTER MINOR RUNWAY EXCURSION AND FOUND NO DEFECTS. GROUND RUN, TAXIED, TURNED, AND BRAKED AT MULTIPLE SPEEDS AND DIRECTIONS, WITH NO ABNORMALITIES NOTICED. AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND TO BE AIRWORTHY AND APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. BOTH PILOTS STATE THAT THERE WAS NOT BRAKE AVAIABL.
COUNSLEING: EA-09 FLIGHT STANDARDS OFFICE (FSDO) OPERATIONS INSPECTOR WILL CONTACT CFI AND CONDUCT COUNSELING FOR THIS INCIDENT EVENT.