PA32 pilot reports a locked brake as he was about to taxi off the runway after landing. The aircraft departed the runway into a grassy area and is undamaged.

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Attributes
ACN	916540
Time
Date	201010
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga/6X
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Landing
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	None
Component
Aircraft Component	Normal Brake System
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 11 Flight Crew Total 2124 Flight Crew Type 8
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Ground Excursion Runway

Narrative:

I landed the plane and was about to taxi off the runway when the left brake stuck. The plane veered off of the runway to the left; and into the grass. There was no damage to the runway or plane. I was still going to fast to stop; and couldn't keep it on the runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA32 pilot reports a locked brake as he was about to taxi off the runway after landing. The aircraft departed the runway into a grassy area and is undamaged.

Narrative: I landed the plane and was about to taxi off the runway when the left brake stuck. The plane veered off of the runway to the left; and into the grass. There was no damage to the runway or plane. I was still going to fast to stop; and couldn't keep it on the runway.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.