What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on 7-12-96 at 2:38 p.m., robert brouillette took off from lake Hood strip on a test flight in a c.a.p. DHC-2 beaver. At or about 200 a.g.l. the pilot reported to the lake Hood tower smoke entering the cockpit and requested clearance to return. Pilot landed without incident. The plane was subsequently towed to c.a.p. hanger and found to have an alternator ground wire burned. C.a.p. mechanic personnel replaced the wire and as a precautionary measure replaced the alternator and over voltage relay.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON 7-12-96 AT 2:38 P.M., ROBERT BROUILLETTE TOOK OFF FROM LAKE HOOD STRIP ON A TEST FLIGHT IN A C.A.P. DHC-2 BEAVER. AT OR ABOUT 200 A.G.L. THE PILOT REPORTED TO THE LAKE HOOD TOWER SMOKE ENTERING THE COCKPIT AND REQUESTED CLEARANCE TO RETURN. PILOT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE PLANE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TOWED TO C.A.P. HANGER AND FOUND TO HAVE AN ALTERNATOR GROUND WIRE BURNED. C.A.P. MECHANIC PERSONNEL REPLACED THE WIRE AND AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND OVER VOLTAGE RELAY.