What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Incident number privacy data omitted. Aircraft was being flown for the purpose of checking operations prior to purchase. Prefight and run-up were good and the aircraft was cleared for takeoff on runway 36. Aircraft stopped 100 feet short of the approach end of the runway when the pilot throttled back and the engine died. Shortly after, the pilot noticed flames on right side of aircraft and over the right wing. Pilot turned off the fuel pump, and closed the mixture control and fuel tank selector valve and started cranking the engine. When the fire did not appear to be going away he ordered everyone out of the aircraft and called "fire fire fire" on tower freqency and left the aircraft. After exiting, the fire had already gone out. Inspection of the aircraft at the scene revealed no damage. The aircraft was towed to a nearby hanger for further investigation.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) INCIDENT NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. AIRCRAFT WAS BEING FLOWN FOR THE PURPOSE OF CHECKING OPERATIONS PRIOR TO PURCHASE. PREFIGHT AND RUN-UP WERE GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 36. AIRCRAFT STOPPED 100 FEET SHORT OF THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY WHEN THE PILOT THROTTLED BACK AND THE ENGINE DIED. SHORTLY AFTER, THE PILOT NOTICED FLAMES ON RIGHT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT AND OVER THE RIGHT WING. PILOT TURNED OFF THE FUEL PUMP, AND CLOSED THE MIXTURE CONTROL AND FUEL TANK SELECTOR VALVE AND STARTED CRANKING THE ENGINE. WHEN THE FIRE DID NOT APPEAR TO BE GOING AWAY HE ORDERED EVERYONE OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND CALLED "FIRE FIRE FIRE" ON TOWER FREQENCY AND LEFT THE AIRCRAFT. AFTER EXITING, THE FIRE HAD ALREADY GONE OUT. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AT THE SCENE REVEALED NO DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO A NEARBY HANGER FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION.
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