What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) After landing at lns and during the taxi in, pilot indicated that the left engine idled rough. He attempted to increase idle speed with throttle and the engine quit running. Attempted restart, ran rough at 400 RPM and quit again. Attempted start one more time with same results. As pilot was securing engine, he noticed smoke and flames coming from the engine nacelle. He contacted ground to tell them he had an engine fire. Departed aircraft and fire rescue arrived and extinuished fire. Examination of the engine revealed that the fuel drain line from the intake manifold did not have a perfect alignment with the exit hole in the engine cowling allowing excess fuel to be deposited inside the bottom cowling which was ignited by the attempted restarts. privacy data omitted End.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AFTER LANDING AT LNS AND DURING THE TAXI IN, PILOT INDICATED THAT THE LEFT ENGINE IDLED ROUGH. HE ATTEMPTED TO INCREASE IDLE SPEED WITH THROTTLE AND THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING. ATTEMPTED RESTART, RAN ROUGH AT 400 RPM AND QUIT AGAIN. ATTEMPTED START ONE MORE TIME WITH SAME RESULTS. AS PILOT WAS SECURING ENGINE, HE NOTICED SMOKE AND FLAMES COMING FROM THE ENGINE NACELLE. HE CONTACTED GROUND TO TELL THEM HE HAD AN ENGINE FIRE. DEPARTED AIRCRAFT AND FIRE RESCUE ARRIVED AND EXTINUISHED FIRE. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE FUEL DRAIN LINE FROM THE INTAKE MANIFOLD DID NOT HAVE A PERFECT ALIGNMENT WITH THE EXIT HOLE IN THE ENGINE COWLING ALLOWING EXCESS FUEL TO BE DEPOSITED INSIDE THE BOTTOM COWLING WHICH WAS IGNITED BY THE ATTEMPTED RESTARTS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ END.
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