What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 01-18-2002 at 1500 CST, a PA-28-161, N245ND, owned by the university of north dakota and flown by jeffrey slivkoff caught fire during an engine start while attempting an instructional flight. According to statements provided by the flight instructor/pic he overprimed the engine smelled and saw smoke, secured aircraft by turning all switches off, shutting off mixture, throttle, and fuel selector before evacuating the aircraft with his student. He tried unsuccessfully to put out the fire with a hand fire extinguisher which had been onboard the aircraft. Fire extinguished by line personnel shortly thereafter. No injuries sustained by the pilot. Minor damage was sustained by the aircraft including cowling, wiring.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 01-18-2002 AT 1500 CST, A PA-28-161, N245ND, OWNED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA AND FLOWN BY JEFFREY SLIVKOFF CAUGHT FIRE DURING AN ENGINE START WHILE ATTEMPTING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. ACCORDING TO STATEMENTS PROVIDED BY THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR/PIC HE OVERPRIMED THE ENGINE SMELLED AND SAW SMOKE, SECURED AIRCRAFT BY TURNING ALL SWITCHES OFF, SHUTTING OFF MIXTURE, THROTTLE, AND FUEL SELECTOR BEFORE EVACUATING THE AIRCRAFT WITH HIS STUDENT. HE TRIED UNSUCCESSFULLY TO PUT OUT THE FIRE WITH A HAND FIRE EXTINGUISHER WHICH HAD BEEN ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT. FIRE EXTINGUISHED BY LINE PERSONNEL SHORTLY THEREAFTER. NO INJURIES SUSTAINED BY THE PILOT. MINOR DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED BY THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDING COWLING, WIRING.