What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
While on final approach the crew smelled smoke in the cockpit and declared an emergency. An uneventful landing was made. The crew stated that the smoke smelled of a wood or paper fire. A thorough inspection of the aircraft found no indication of any problems. The source of the smoke odor was suspected to have come from ground fires near the flight path during the approach.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH THE CREW SMELLED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. THE CREW STATED THAT THE SMOKE SMELLED OF A WOOD OR PAPER FIRE. A THOROUGH INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT FOUND NO INDICATION OF ANY PROBLEMS. THE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE ODOR WAS SUSPECTED TO HAVE COME FROM GROUND FIRES NEAR THE FLIGHT PATH DURING THE APPROACH.
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