What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) PIC mills departed chicago dupage airport (dpa), west chicago, IL on January 28, 1999 at 1340 CST on an IFR flight to louisville KY. Shortly after departure Mr. Mills noticed an emergency (smoke in the cockpit) with chicago ARTCC. N6140H was vectored to Joliet regional airport (jot) and approach to runway 12. His approach was to fast and to high but, the cockpit was rapidly filling with smoke and fumes and Mr. Mills decided to attempt the approach. He floated about 1/2 the runway length prior touchdown. The subsequent investigation revealed a fire started in the engine compartment at a repaired section of the fire wall. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PIC MILLS DEPARTED CHICAGO DUPAGE AIRPORT (DPA), WEST CHICAGO, IL ON JANUARY 28, 1999 AT 1340 CST ON AN IFR FLIGHT TO LOUISVILLE KY. SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE MR. MILLS NOTICED AN EMERGENCY (SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT) WITH CHICAGO ARTCC. N6140H WAS VECTORED TO JOLIET REGIONAL AIRPORT (JOT) AND APPROACH TO RUNWAY 12. HIS APPROACH WAS TO FAST AND TO HIGH BUT, THE COCKPIT WAS RAPIDLY FILLING WITH SMOKE AND FUMES AND MR. MILLS DECIDED TO ATTEMPT THE APPROACH. HE FLOATED ABOUT 1/2 THE RUNWAY LENGTH PRIOR TOUCHDOWN. THE SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AT A REPAIRED SECTION OF THE FIRE WALL. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
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