What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on February 23, 1997, 12:33 lt, N8331C departed roa on runway 24. Approximately 100 feet above ground level, smoke was observed in the cabin. The pilot -in-command contacted roa tower, reporting smoke in the cabin. The aircraft was cleared to land on any runway. The pilot turned off the electrical master switch and landed on runway 33 without incident. The aircraft taxied off the runway to the ramp where emergency crew waited. Oil was observed on the nose gear and wheel fairing. A check of the oil level showed a loss of approximately 1/4 quart. The oil leak was identified as coming from the right front corner of the crank case/oil pan gasket. A new gasket has been installed between the oil pan and crank case. The aircraft has been returned to service.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON FEBRUARY 23, 1997, 12:33 LT, N8331C DEPARTED ROA ON RUNWAY 24. APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, SMOKE WAS OBSERVED IN THE CABIN. THE PILOT -IN-COMMAND CONTACTED ROA TOWER, REPORTING SMOKE IN THE CABIN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON ANY RUNWAY. THE PILOT TURNED OFF THE ELECTRICAL MASTER SWITCH AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 33 WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE RAMP WHERE EMERGENCY CREW WAITED. OIL WAS OBSERVED ON THE NOSE GEAR AND WHEEL FAIRING. A CHECK OF THE OIL LEVEL SHOWED A LOSS OF APPROXIMATELY 1/4 QUART. THE OIL LEAK WAS IDENTIFIED AS COMING FROM THE RIGHT FRONT CORNER OF THE CRANK CASE/OIL PAN GASKET. A NEW GASKET HAS BEEN INSTALLED BETWEEN THE OIL PAN AND CRANK CASE. THE AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.
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