What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The aircraft had a normal landing on runway 05L at ktys. Upon applying brakes, the pilot stated he noticed difficulty in steering the aircraft and that braking was becoming less effective than normal. The aircraft taxiied onto B4 and turned left onto taxiway bravo. The pilot stated he could not get the aircraft aligned with the taxiway centerline. The aircraft began to steer right, and the taxi speed increased. The pilot stated the brakes were not effective in slowing the aircraft. The pilot applied left brake and left rudder to realign the aircraft on the taxiway, but a right yawing motion reocurred. The aircraft exited taxiway bravo and accelerated down a grassy median. The pilot noticed the left engine was not responding to throttle inputs. The aircraft struck a wind sensor with the right wing and right engine. The right wing sustained substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT HAD A NORMAL LANDING ON RUNWAY 05L AT KTYS. UPON APPLYING BRAKES, THE PILOT STATED HE NOTICED DIFFICULTY IN STEERING THE AIRCRAFT AND THAT BRAKING WAS BECOMING LESS EFFECTIVE THAN NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIIED ONTO B4 AND TURNED LEFT ONTO TAXIWAY BRAVO. THE PILOT STATED HE COULD NOT GET THE AIRCRAFT ALIGNED WITH THE TAXIWAY CENTERLINE. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO STEER RIGHT, AND THE TAXI SPEED INCREASED. THE PILOT STATED THE BRAKES WERE NOT EFFECTIVE IN SLOWING THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT APPLIED LEFT BRAKE AND LEFT RUDDER TO REALIGN THE AIRCRAFT ON THE TAXIWAY, BUT A RIGHT YAWING MOTION REOCURRED. THE AIRCRAFT EXITED TAXIWAY BRAVO AND ACCELERATED DOWN A GRASSY MEDIAN. THE PILOT NOTICED THE LEFT ENGINE WAS NOT RESPONDING TO THROTTLE INPUTS. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A WIND SENSOR WITH THE RIGHT WING AND RIGHT ENGINE. THE RIGHT WING SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
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