What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On June 29, 2002, at around 0900 local, the left engine of a Beech H18, N117ME, caught fire during an engine start. The fire was extinguished quickly and no damage was sustained to the engine or the aircraft. The pilot, francis burrelli, certificate no. 1449655, reported no abnormalities other then the engine might have been overprimed with fuel during engine start. The aircraft was being operated as a cargo flight by air cargo classic, under 14 CFR part 135 when the incident occurred. The aircraft was registered to return to service under the provisions provided by the operator's general operations manual. The aircraft departed from the Orlando International Airport and arrived at the fort myers international airport, ft. meyers, without any engine or airframe discrepancies.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JUNE 29, 2002, AT AROUND 0900 LOCAL, THE LEFT ENGINE OF A BEECH H18, N117ME, CAUGHT FIRE DURING AN ENGINE START. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED QUICKLY AND NO DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE ENGINE OR THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT, FRANCIS BURRELLI, CERTIFICATE NO. 1449655, REPORTED NO ABNORMALITIES OTHER THEN THE ENGINE MIGHT HAVE BEEN OVERPRIMED WITH FUEL DURING ENGINE START. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A CARGO FLIGHT BY AIR CARGO CLASSIC, UNDER 14 CFR PART 135 WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REGISTERED TO RETURN TO SERVICE UNDER THE PROVISIONS PROVIDED BY THE OPERATOR'S GENERAL OPERATIONS MANUAL. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM THE ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND ARRIVED AT THE FORT MYERS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FT. MEYERS, WITHOUT ANY ENGINE OR AIRFRAME DISCREPANCIES.
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