What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on January 23, 1998, Mr. Peter carlson departed Alamogordo airport, NM in a rented aircraft, Mooney N9744M. Shortly after takeoff, during enroute climb, the engine got very rough. Mr. Carlson declared an emergency with holloman approach, turned back toward the airport, and followed trouble shooting procedures. During the magneto check the right magneto ran the engine normally, but on the left magneto power was reduced to nil. Mr. Carlson returned to the airport under partial power. He stated that during pre-takeoff magneto check everything appeared normal.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON JANUARY 23, 1998, MR. PETER CARLSON DEPARTED ALAMOGORDO AIRPORT, NM IN A RENTED AIRCRAFT, MOONEY N9744M. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, DURING ENROUTE CLIMB, THE ENGINE GOT VERY ROUGH. MR. CARLSON DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH HOLLOMAN APPROACH, TURNED BACK TOWARD THE AIRPORT, AND FOLLOWED TROUBLE SHOOTING PROCEDURES. DURING THE MAGNETO CHECK THE RIGHT MAGNETO RAN THE ENGINE NORMALLY, BUT ON THE LEFT MAGNETO POWER WAS REDUCED TO NIL. MR. CARLSON RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT UNDER PARTIAL POWER. HE STATED THAT DURING PRE-TAKEOFF MAGNETO CHECK EVERYTHING APPEARED NORMAL.
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