What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft encountered a left hand wheel brake failure on rollout after landing on runway 20 at kjwn. After touchdown, the pilot attempted to apply the brakes, at which time he realized that the left brake pedal was ineffective. He stabilized the rollout and let the aircraft coast and slow as he approached the opposite runway threshold. After determining he had slowed sufficiently, he steered the aircraft to the right, into the grass, ending up approximately 300 feet from the runway 2 threshold. The aircraft sustained no damage, and the passengers sustained no injury. The aircraft was susbsequently recovered later that day and towed to the ramp.
Upon interviewing the pilot, he stated that the aircraft had experienced intermittent issues with the left hand wheel brake, and numerous parts in the system had been replaced, to no effect.
The following day after the incident, a mechanic familiar with the incident aircraft was dispatched to bleed the left hand wheel brake. Upon bleeding the brakes, the FAA iic audibly observed air escaping the servicing cap, indicating air in the brake lines. The system bleed was completed, operational check completed, and the aircraft was returned to service at that time. A review of maintenance records confirms that parts had been replaced, and multiple brake servicing events had been completed in the recent past.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A LEFT HAND WHEEL BRAKE FAILURE ON ROLLOUT AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 20 AT KJWN. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, AT WHICH TIME HE REALIZED THAT THE LEFT BRAKE PEDAL WAS INEFFECTIVE. HE STABILIZED THE ROLLOUT AND LET THE AIRCRAFT COAST AND SLOW AS HE APPROACHED THE OPPOSITE RUNWAY THRESHOLD. AFTER DETERMINING HE HAD SLOWED SUFFICIENTLY, HE STEERED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT, INTO THE GRASS, ENDING UP APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY 2 THRESHOLD. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED NO DAMAGE, AND THE PASSENGERS SUSTAINED NO INJURY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUSBSEQUENTLY RECOVERED LATER THAT DAY AND TOWED TO THE RAMP.
UPON INTERVIEWING THE PILOT, HE STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT ISSUES WITH THE LEFT HAND WHEEL BRAKE, AND NUMEROUS PARTS IN THE SYSTEM HAD BEEN REPLACED, TO NO EFFECT.
THE FOLLOWING DAY AFTER THE INCIDENT, A MECHANIC FAMILIAR WITH THE INCIDENT AIRCRAFT WAS DISPATCHED TO BLEED THE LEFT HAND WHEEL BRAKE. UPON BLEEDING THE BRAKES, THE FAA IIC AUDIBLY OBSERVED AIR ESCAPING THE SERVICING CAP, INDICATING AIR IN THE BRAKE LINES. THE SYSTEM BLEED WAS COMPLETED, OPERATIONAL CHECK COMPLETED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AT THAT TIME. A REVIEW OF MAINTENANCE RECORDS CONFIRMS THAT PARTS HAD BEEN REPLACED, AND MULTIPLE BRAKE SERVICING EVENTS HAD BEEN COMPLETED IN THE RECENT PAST.