# Accident 20080620840679A: Cirrus SR20, Williston, FL, June 20, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2008, 14:20 local time
- Place: Williston, FL
- Airport: Williston Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3542° N, 82.4728° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3542&lon=-82.4728&mi=10
- Aircraft: N381CP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N381CP-2012-08-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR20 (registry code 2130000, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360-ES (registry code 17160, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-es) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS SR20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080620840679A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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).

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA08LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA123), Jun 20, 2008: Cirrus Design SR-20 (N381CP), Williston, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to follow the manufacturer's recommended taxiing procedures.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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