What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) privacy data omitted aircraft was enroute at 2500' to Nenana with 7 bladders of heating fuel (3000 gal) #2 engine began running rough and the pilot started to shut down the engine. The fire warning light went on and the pilot pulled the fire bottle handle. The fire looked to have gone out but soon began to burn again. The pilot gauged the time to the Nenana airstrip as the fire increased. He made the decision to make an emergency landing in the tundra gear up. The landing was successful and no one was hurt.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE AT 2500' TO NENANA WITH 7 BLADDERS OF HEATING FUEL (3000 GAL) #2 ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AND THE PILOT STARTED TO SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. THE FIRE WARNING LIGHT WENT ON AND THE PILOT PULLED THE FIRE BOTTLE HANDLE. THE FIRE LOOKED TO HAVE GONE OUT BUT SOON BEGAN TO BURN AGAIN. THE PILOT GAUGED THE TIME TO THE NENANA AIRSTRIP AS THE FIRE INCREASED. HE MADE THE DECISION TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN THE TUNDRA GEAR UP. THE LANDING WAS SUCCESSFUL AND NO ONE WAS HURT.
NTSB investigation
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