What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 12/23/2005 at 1930 local, N8862M a BE-23 caught fire shortly after engine start. The pilot stated after turning on all electrical power, he began to notice smoke coming from the lower vent tube underneath the instrument panel. Immediately he shut down the engine, secured the aircraft, and evacuated his passengers as the cabin began to fill with smoke. The fire was extinguished with a dry chemical fire extinguisher. There were no injuries. Inspection revealed that the fire originated behind the instrument panel, at the circuit breaker panel, below the glove box. The hot spot was located in the sharp bend at the circuit breaker panel. The cause of the fire could not be readily determined.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 12/23/2005 AT 1930 LOCAL, N8862M A BE-23 CAUGHT FIRE SHORTLY AFTER ENGINE START. THE PILOT STATED AFTER TURNING ON ALL ELECTRICAL POWER, HE BEGAN TO NOTICE SMOKE COMING FROM THE LOWER VENT TUBE UNDERNEATH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IMMEDIATELY HE SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE, SECURED THE AIRCRAFT, AND EVACUATED HIS PASSENGERS AS THE CABIN BEGAN TO FILL WITH SMOKE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED WITH A DRY CHEMICAL FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED BEHIND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AT THE CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL, BELOW THE GLOVE BOX. THE HOT SPOT WAS LOCATED IN THE SHARP BEND AT THE CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE COULD NOT BE READILY DETERMINED.
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