What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot was on solo cross country when he landed at KX60. (Note: CR-20 requires differiential braking to turn the aircraft. Nose wheel is a caster only). Pilot landed normal to full stop and taxi via taxiway (right turns). Pilot attempted a takeoff suspected the pilot door may be ajar causing whistling noise. Pilot aborted the takeoff and taxied back as before. Pilot stated the brakes did not slow the aircraft as they did before. Pilot attempted another takeoff and again noticed the whistling, aborted the second attempt and was not able to slow the aircraft. He rolled out to the crossing runway at the end of the rwy 23 departure end to rwy 14/32 he was able to turn to the right. He smelled smoke, contacted UNICOM and exited the aircraft was (on-fire).
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT WAS ON SOLO CROSS COUNTRY WHEN HE LANDED AT KX60. (NOTE: CR-20 REQUIRES DIFFERIENTIAL BRAKING TO TURN THE AIRCRAFT. NOSE WHEEL IS A CASTER ONLY). PILOT LANDED NORMAL TO FULL STOP AND TAXI VIA TAXIWAY (RIGHT TURNS). PILOT ATTEMPTED A TAKEOFF SUSPECTED THE PILOT DOOR MAY BE AJAR CAUSING WHISTLING NOISE. PILOT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND TAXIED BACK AS BEFORE. PILOT STATED THE BRAKES DID NOT SLOW THE AIRCRAFT AS THEY DID BEFORE. PILOT ATTEMPTED ANOTHER TAKEOFF AND AGAIN NOTICED THE WHISTLING, ABORTED THE SECOND ATTEMPT AND WAS NOT ABLE TO SLOW THE AIRCRAFT. HE ROLLED OUT TO THE CROSSING RUNWAY AT THE END OF THE RWY 23 DEPARTURE END TO RWY 14/32 HE WAS ABLE TO TURN TO THE RIGHT. HE SMELLED SMOKE, CONTACTED UNICOM AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WAS (ON-FIRE).
NTSB investigation
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