What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on January 21, 1998, at 1622 EST, N461A, a Beechcraft piloted by michael francis poore departed cuyahoga county airport on a CFR 14, part 91 instructional flight. The aircraft was assigned 6000 feet and appears to have climbed to 6,400 feet. Mansfield approach control requested the aircraft to stop altitude squawk because the transponder's mode c altitude readout was reading high. The transponder was removed, bench tested and found to read high. The transponder was adjusted and reinstalled and checked ok. Michael poore supplied documentation from avionics america, inc., in alcoa, TN to support this deviation. Pilot was counseled on aircraft discrepancy write ups.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON JANUARY 21, 1998, AT 1622 EST, N461A, A BEECHCRAFT PILOTED BY MICHAEL FRANCIS POORE DEPARTED CUYAHOGA COUNTY AIRPORT ON A CFR 14, PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ASSIGNED 6000 FEET AND APPEARS TO HAVE CLIMBED TO 6,400 FEET. MANSFIELD APPROACH CONTROL REQUESTED THE AIRCRAFT TO STOP ALTITUDE SQUAWK BECAUSE THE TRANSPONDER'S MODE C ALTITUDE READOUT WAS READING HIGH. THE TRANSPONDER WAS REMOVED, BENCH TESTED AND FOUND TO READ HIGH. THE TRANSPONDER WAS ADJUSTED AND REINSTALLED AND CHECKED OK. MICHAEL POORE SUPPLIED DOCUMENTATION FROM AVIONICS AMERICA, INC., IN ALCOA, TN TO SUPPORT THIS DEVIATION. PILOT WAS COUNSELED ON AIRCRAFT DISCREPANCY WRITE UPS.
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