What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: after refueling at pbi, PIC made two attempts to start engine. The first attempt was after priming the engine 3 times, and retrying after repriming twice. During the second attempt, PIC pumped the throttle once. After the throttle was pumped, the PIC smelled and saw smoke, shut off all switches and left the aircraft. The fire diminished and was extinguished by the fire dept. Aircraft received minor damage. A/c was ferried to melbourne for repairs. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: AFTER REFUELING AT PBI, PIC MADE TWO ATTEMPTS TO START ENGINE. THE FIRST ATTEMPT WAS AFTER PRIMING THE ENGINE 3 TIMES, AND RETRYING AFTER REPRIMING TWICE. DURING THE SECOND ATTEMPT, PIC PUMPED THE THROTTLE ONCE. AFTER THE THROTTLE WAS PUMPED, THE PIC SMELLED AND SAW SMOKE, SHUT OFF ALL SWITCHES AND LEFT THE AIRCRAFT. THE FIRE DIMINISHED AND WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPT. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. A/C WAS FERRIED TO MELBOURNE FOR REPAIRS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^