What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on January 29, 1996, at 12:48 PST, a Cessna citation-501, owned and operated by mc mahans furniture co. of las vegas, Nevada, was involved in a declaration of an emergency during a business flight from carlsbad, California, to Monterey, California. Visual meterological conditions prevailed and an IFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft received no known damage and landed at Monterey Peninsula Airport with no further incident. The pilot in command and co-pilot were not injured. There were no reports of any passengers onboard the aircraft during this flight. The pilot in command and second in command refused to identify themselves as they felt their identity would be associated with the incident record and would adversely affect their pending airline employment prospects. The pilot in command did state that during their flight, and approximately five to ten minutes from the Monterey Peninsula Airport, the right engine fire warning light came on. The crew performed an engine fire emergency checklist procedure. One fire extinguishing bottle was discharged with no effect on the fire warning light. 30 seconds later the second fire bottle was discharged but the fire warning light stayed iluminated. The crew declared an emergency to Monterey approach control (TRACON). The Monterey airport fire department was dispatched to the runway 28L and a visual inspection of the Cessna citation was conducted as the aircraft taxied off the runway. No flames or smoke near the right engine was reported. A mechanic checked the engine after the crew parked and performed the shutdown and found a mechanical problem with a "fire loop" wire which may have caused the fire warning light to illuminate when in fact no fire was present. The pilot in command stated further that the owner would make arrangements for their mechanic to travel to Monterey to perform the necessary maintenance prior to the aircraft being returned to service. This terminates the investigation and the report is closed. No 8020-11 generated.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON JANUARY 29, 1996, AT 12:48 PST, A CESSNA CITATION-501, OWNED AND OPERATED BY MC MAHANS FURNITURE CO. OF LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, WAS INVOLVED IN A DECLARATION OF AN EMERGENCY DURING A BUSINESS FLIGHT FROM CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, TO MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA. VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED NO KNOWN DAMAGE AND LANDED AT MONTEREY PENINSULA AIRPORT WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. THE PILOT IN COMMAND AND CO-PILOT WERE NOT INJURED. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF ANY PASSENGERS ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT DURING THIS FLIGHT. THE PILOT IN COMMAND AND SECOND IN COMMAND REFUSED TO IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AS THEY FELT THEIR IDENTITY WOULD BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE INCIDENT RECORD AND WOULD ADVERSELY AFFECT THEIR PENDING AIRLINE EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS. THE PILOT IN COMMAND DID STATE THAT DURING THEIR FLIGHT, AND APPROXIMATELY FIVE TO TEN MINUTES FROM THE MONTEREY PENINSULA AIRPORT, THE RIGHT ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THE CREW PERFORMED AN ENGINE FIRE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST PROCEDURE. ONE FIRE EXTINGUISHING BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGED WITH NO EFFECT ON THE FIRE WARNING LIGHT. 30 SECONDS LATER THE SECOND FIRE BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGED BUT THE FIRE WARNING LIGHT STAYED ILUMINATED. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY TO MONTEREY APPROACH CONTROL (TRACON). THE MONTEREY AIRPORT FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS DISPATCHED TO THE RUNWAY 28L AND A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE CESSNA CITATION WAS CONDUCTED AS THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED OFF THE RUNWAY. NO FLAMES OR SMOKE NEAR THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS REPORTED. A MECHANIC CHECKED THE ENGINE AFTER THE CREW PARKED AND PERFORMED THE SHUTDOWN AND FOUND A MECHANICAL PROBLEM WITH A "FIRE LOOP" WIRE WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED THE FIRE WARNING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE WHEN IN FACT NO FIRE WAS PRESENT. THE PILOT IN COMMAND STATED FURTHER THAT THE OWNER WOULD MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THEIR MECHANIC TO TRAVEL TO MONTEREY TO PERFORM THE NECESSARY MAINTENANCE PRIOR TO THE AIRCRAFT BEING RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS TERMINATES THE INVESTIGATION AND THE REPORT IS CLOSED. NO 8020-11 GENERATED.