What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) 09/19: Pilot declared an emergency enroute from flint to zeeland; a/c diverted to Lansing (lan) pilot smelled smoke, electrical fire in engine compartment; the landing gear control c/b popped and engine vibration started; he extended gear manually (freefall). During landing roll-out the nose gear collapsed. A/c total time: 41.8 hours; c of a:05-26-00 smoke was caused by the failure of the right exhaust stack just aft of the #6 cylinder. Hot exh. Gases melted the insulation on the wire harness to the throttle/gear warning horn, and caused arcing. The failed exhaust piece departed the cowling and struck the propeller. The gear was not fully down and locked when the a/c landed, causing the nose gear to collapse:minor damage to nose only.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) 09/19: PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY ENROUTE FROM FLINT TO ZEELAND; A/C DIVERTED TO LANSING (LAN) PILOT SMELLED SMOKE, ELECTRICAL FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT; THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL C/B POPPED AND ENGINE VIBRATION STARTED; HE EXTENDED GEAR MANUALLY (FREEFALL). DURING LANDING ROLL-OUT THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. A/C TOTAL TIME: 41.8 HOURS; C OF A:05-26-00 SMOKE WAS CAUSED BY THE FAILURE OF THE RIGHT EXHAUST STACK JUST AFT OF THE #6 CYLINDER. HOT EXH. GASES MELTED THE INSULATION ON THE WIRE HARNESS TO THE THROTTLE/GEAR WARNING HORN, AND CAUSED ARCING. THE FAILED EXHAUST PIECE DEPARTED THE COWLING AND STRUCK THE PROPELLER. THE GEAR WAS NOT FULLY DOWN AND LOCKED WHEN THE A/C LANDED, CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE:MINOR DAMAGE TO NOSE ONLY.
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