A 182 PLT FELT THE LEFT BRAKE LOCK ON LANDING. AFTER TWO TKOFS/GO AROUNDS THE PLT LANDED TO FIND TAIL CONE; WHEEL COVER; PROP AND ELEVATOR DAMAGE.

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THE AIRPLANE HAD BEEN INSPECTED PRIOR TO FLYING TO THE START OF RACE AND ALSO INSPECTED AGAIN AS A REQUIRED INSPECTION TO BE A PART OF THE RACE. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AT ZZZ1 WHICH WAS THE THIRD LEG OF THE RACE. WE HAD ALREADY FLOWN THE TIMING LINE AND WERE LNDG AT ZZZ1; WHICH IS A TWRED ARPT. ON TOUCHDOWN; THE TIRE PULLED TO THE L AS IF IT HAD SEIZED; THE BRAKE WAS UNRESPONSIVE AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE L TOWARDS THE GRASS. I THOUGHT I WOULD BE ABLE TO STOP THE AIRPLANE ON THE GRASS; BUT I SAW SIGNS IN FRONT OF ME; SO I ADDED PWR AND WAS ABLE TO RECOVER AND GET THE AIRPLANE AIRBORNE. AS IT LIFTED; THE L WHEEL PAN CLIPPED THE RWY 9/27 RWY HOLD SHORT SIGN; CAUSING ME TO WOBBLE SOME MORE. I FOUGHT THE WOBBLE; LEVELED THE WINGS AND WAS ABLE TO GO AROUND. ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT TO LAND; THE WHEEL STILL SEEMED LOCKED AS THE SAME THING HAPPENED; THE PLANE PULLED TO THE L; SO I TOOK OFF AGAIN. ON THE THIRD ATTEMPT TO LAND; I FLOATED DOWN THE RWY; DIDN'T TOUCH THE BRAKES OR THE RUDDER AND MANAGED TO ROLL TO THE END AND STOP. ON TAXI TO THE FBO; THE L WHEEL WAS SHAKING. DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE: L WHEEL COVER; TAIL CONE CRACKED; ELEVATORS MAY BE DAMAGED; AND THE PROP HAS A SMALL DING. APPARENTLY; I HIT A RWY LIGHT; WHICH IS YELLOW AND THE DING ON PROP SHOWS YELLOW PAINT. ONLY 1 BLADE IS AFFECTED. WITH HINDSIGHT; I HAD COME FROM ZZZ WHICH WAS HILLY AND I HAD USED THE HAND BRAKE. I WAS ABLE TO TAXI AND TAKE OFF IN ZZZ WITH NO PROB; BUT I'M WONDERING IF THE HAND BRAKE HAD NOT FULLY RELEASED OR PERHAPS RE-ENGAGED DURING THE FLT. THE AIRPLANE IS NOW IN ZZZ WAITING FOR REPAIRS AND I HAVE RETURNED TO MY HOME BASE.