What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On Friday, August 28, 1998, at 1230 EDT, a Mooney M20F, N9596M, s/n 670173, registered to paul devore experienced smoke odor in the cockpit and intermittent electrical surges. The pilot, Mr. Paul devore, declared an emergency and landed at Tompkins County Airport, Ithaca, new york. The aircraft landed and taxied to the ramp, with crash, fire and rescue (CFR) equipment standing by. Maintenance personnel found that the generator was seized and not rotating. They removed and replaced the generator assembly and returned the aircraft to service. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a IFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft was not damaged and there were no injuries. The flight originated at morgantown, WV, on August 28, 1998. This incident is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 1998, AT 1230 EDT, A MOONEY M20F, N9596M, S/N 670173, REGISTERED TO PAUL DEVORE EXPERIENCED SMOKE ODOR IN THE COCKPIT AND INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL SURGES. THE PILOT, MR. PAUL DEVORE, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT TOMPKINS COUNTY AIRPORT, ITHACA, NEW YORK. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP, WITH CRASH, FIRE AND RESCUE (CFR) EQUIPMENT STANDING BY. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND THAT THE GENERATOR WAS SEIZED AND NOT ROTATING. THEY REMOVED AND REPLACED THE GENERATOR ASSEMBLY AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MORGANTOWN, WV, ON AUGUST 28, 1998. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
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