What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on October 19, 1996, at 1045 hours, a Piper, model PA-31-325, registration number N88KJ, registered to lumair, inc. made a precautionary landing at Harrisburg international airport (MDT), Middletown, PA due to an audible alarm, while on a pleasure flight. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and a flight plan was filed. The aircraft received no damage and the pilot and passengers were not injured. The flight originated at charleston, WV (crw) on October 19, 1996 at 0930 hours. After landing at Middletown, the pilot phoned the mechanic that maintained the aircraft, and it was suggested that the stall warning switch had water in it from the light rain encountered during the flight. The pilot cycled the switch and blew the water out. The switch began working normally again, and the flight to phl was resumed. The aircraft was not returned to service by a certificated mechanic. privacy data omitted This case is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON OCTOBER 19, 1996, AT 1045 HOURS, A PIPER, MODEL PA-31-325, REGISTRATION NUMBER N88KJ, REGISTERED TO LUMAIR, INC. MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MDT), MIDDLETOWN, PA DUE TO AN AUDIBLE ALARM, WHILE ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED NO DAMAGE AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT CHARLESTON, WV (CRW) ON OCTOBER 19, 1996 AT 0930 HOURS. AFTER LANDING AT MIDDLETOWN, THE PILOT PHONED THE MECHANIC THAT MAINTAINED THE AIRCRAFT, AND IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT THE STALL WARNING SWITCH HAD WATER IN IT FROM THE LIGHT RAIN ENCOUNTERED DURING THE FLIGHT. THE PILOT CYCLED THE SWITCH AND BLEW THE WATER OUT. THE SWITCH BEGAN WORKING NORMALLY AGAIN, AND THE FLIGHT TO PHL WAS RESUMED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT RETURNED TO SERVICE BY A CERTIFICATED MECHANIC. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS CASE IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
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