What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: the two ATP rated pilots operating under CFR 14, part 91 had landed at woodring airport, (gok) enid, Oklahoma for a brief stop. During their attempt to restart the left engine on the Beech travelair a fire developed in the left engine nacelle. The fire was extinguished with a hand held fire extinguisher. Minor damage to aircraft. Post fire investigation revealed the overboard fuel drain line was not properly installed, allowing excess fuel to collect in the lower engine cowl. Fuel vapors in the engine compartment were ignited during the cranking process. Incident closed with this report.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: THE TWO ATP RATED PILOTS OPERATING UNDER CFR 14, PART 91 HAD LANDED AT WOODRING AIRPORT, (GOK) ENID, OKLAHOMA FOR A BRIEF STOP. DURING THEIR ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE LEFT ENGINE ON THE BEECH TRAVELAIR A FIRE DEVELOPED IN THE LEFT ENGINE NACELLE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED WITH A HAND HELD FIRE EXTINGUISHER. MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. POST FIRE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE OVERBOARD FUEL DRAIN LINE WAS NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED, ALLOWING EXCESS FUEL TO COLLECT IN THE LOWER ENGINE COWL. FUEL VAPORS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WERE IGNITED DURING THE CRANKING PROCESS. INCIDENT CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.
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