PLT LOST DIRECTIONAL CTL DURING LNDG ROLLOUT AS A RESULT OF A L BRAKE FAILURE. CTL WAS REGAINED BY USE OF THE L RUDDER AND BRAKE ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE. ACFT DAMAGED.

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LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CTL UPON LNDG AT COLLEGE PARK; MD (CGS). UNICOM RPTED CALM WIND WITH COLLEGE PARK USING RWY 33. CLR; DRY; BEAUTIFUL DAY. TOTAL SURPRISE UPON BRAKING DURING LNDG ROLLOUT; WHEN NO BRAKES ON L SIDE AND R PULLED QUICKLY. ACFT TURNED QUICKLY TO THE R; AND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE; FULLY DEPRESSED L RUDDER AND BRAKE. REMOVED FOOT FROM R PEDAL; AND ADDED PWR. I BELIEVE I WENT INTO THE GRASS; BOUNCED AROUND AND GOT SOMEWHERE NEAR THE R EDGE OF THE PAVED RWY. DIRECTIONAL CTL WAS ABOUT IN PROPER ORDER AND ACFT SPD GOING FASTER. REDUCED PWR; RWY GETTING SHORTER. APPLIED FULL L CTLS; L PEDAL FOR BRAKE AND SOME RUDDER. ALMOST NO RUDDER CTL AND NO BRAKE ACTION. PLACED R FOOT OVER TO THE R CTLS ON L PEDAL; OR AT LEAST WHAT WAS THOUGHT TO BE L PEDAL; AND APPLIED FULL BRAKE FROM L SEAT. ACFT SLOWING AND IN GRASS. WINGTIP EITHER HIT GND OR VASI POST. SOON ACFT SLOWED TO ALMOST A STOP; BACK ONTO AND ACROSS RWY; TO A STOP AT TXWY INTXN. HEART JUST A PUMPING. STOPPED ENG OPENED CANOPY AND ASKED IF PAXS WERE OK. YES; NO ONE INJURED AT ALL AND ASKED THEM TO PLEASE UNBUCKLE AND 'LET'S ALL GET OUT!' LOOKED AT PLANE; SMALL NICKS AT PROP ENDS; BUT OK; WITH ONLY A DAMAGED WINGTIP AND POSSIBLE AILERON PIVOT POINT AT WINGTIP. HAND PUSHED ACFT TO NEAREST TIE-DOWN; OUT OF THE WAY AND SECURED PLANE. CALLED LCL FBO WHICH THE ACFT WAS RENTED FROM; FOR ASSISTANCE. I BELIEVE THE CAUSE WAS FROM FAILURE OF BRAKE ACTION WITH L CTLS; L PEDAL ASSEMBLY. CONTINUED TRAINING ON SHORT FIELD LNDGS WITH NO BRAKE ASSIST FOR DIRECTIONAL CTL. REVIEWED WITH INSTRUCTOR.