What happened
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I had a solo flight reservation from 3-5PM on 02/13. I finished my preflight and started the engine at around 3:30PM. Departed kdab and flew towards ashby practice area to practice one ground reference maneuver. Then flew to X50 to practice short-field & soft-field landings. Departed X50 at around 4:40PM and landed at kdab about 15 minutes later. The landing at kdab (runway 25L) was a normal landing, not very hard but definitely a little flat due to the sun making it hard to look in-front for a proper flare. After touchdown I attempted to clear the runway by making a left turn into taxiway whiskey. I believe that I may have overused the brakes to make the turn which may have caused the left main tire to blow up. Fortunately I was able to clear the runway and contact ground to let them know. I was allowed to shutdown the engine and Daytona ops came in a pick-up truck to pick me up.
As the FAA filed it
I HAD A SOLO FLIGHT RESERVATION FROM 3-5PM ON 02/13. I FINISHED MY PREFLIGHT AND STARTED THE ENGINE AT AROUND 3:30PM. DEPARTED KDAB AND FLEW TOWARDS ASHBY PRACTICE AREA TO PRACTICE ONE GROUND REFERENCE MANEUVER. THEN FLEW TO X50 TO PRACTICE SHORT-FIELD & SOFT-FIELD LANDINGS. DEPARTED X50 AT AROUND 4:40PM AND LANDED AT KDAB ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER. THE LANDING AT KDAB (RUNWAY 25L) WAS A NORMAL LANDING, NOT VERY HARD BUT DEFINITELY A LITTLE FLAT DUE TO THE SUN MAKING IT HARD TO LOOK IN-FRONT FOR A PROPER FLARE. AFTER TOUCHDOWN I ATTEMPTED TO CLEAR THE RUNWAY BY MAKING A LEFT TURN INTO TAXIWAY WHISKEY. I BELIEVE THAT I MAY HAVE OVERUSED THE BRAKES TO MAKE THE TURN WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED THE LEFT MAIN TIRE TO BLOW UP. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO CLEAR THE RUNWAY AND CONTACT GROUND TO LET THEM KNOW. I WAS ALLOWED TO SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE AND DAYTONA OPS CAME IN A PICK-UP TRUCK TO PICK ME UP.
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