Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Flight Crew Private
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 5; Flight Crew Total 150; Flight Crew Type 5
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control; Ground Event / Encounter Object; Ground Excursion Runway
Aircraft Aircraft Damaged; General Flight Cancelled / Delayed; General Maintenance Action
Aircraft
I rented the Cessna 172; Aircraft X from FBO in ZZZ1 to ZZZ at XA:00 on Date. I did a checkout on the day before. Before takeoff; I followed the checklist to perform the pre-flight and everything was normal; both brakes worked fine.At around XB:10; Aircraft X entered the final leg for Runway XX on ZZZ with 240 at 9 knot wind. I did a short-field landing and touched down smoothly on the second white stripes after the number XX with power idling. After the touchdown; the aircraft was rolling on the runway. I pulled out the yoke and stepped on both pedals to slow down the aircraft. The aircraft slowed down a little bit when taxing near the first exit. However; the airplane was still rolling when it approached the second exit. I checked the pedals and found that the left pedal was lost with no response and the right pedal was OK. So I reached out my right foot to the left pedal on the passenger side to make sure if that one was working; but it was not. In the meantime; my hand turned the yoke to the left subconsciously because the taxiway was on the left of the runway. After I turned the yoke; I saw the aircraft was going left slightly so I decided to turn the yoke all the way down to the left and finally the aircraft turned 180 degrees to the left from the runway to the dirt road. The right-wing struck the fence causing damage when turning. I pulled out the parking brake and the nose turned to the right slightly and stopped. I saw the hydraulic fluid was leaking from the left side of the brake's leg after I got out of the aircraft.
C172 pilot reported left brake malfunctioned on landing roll out causing a runway excursion.