What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) After landing and while taxiing, the safety pilot passenger leaned the mixture which inadvertently shut down the engine. The pilot stated that during several attempts to restart the engine using what he described as cold and hot start techniques, the engine backfired. Shortly thereafter, both the pilot and the passenger saw a glow (the engine compartment fire) coming from the front of the cowling. Both occupants exited the aircraft and the passenger called the tower to report the fire. The fire was extinguished by airport personnel. Incident number privacy data omitted is closed with this report.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AFTER LANDING AND WHILE TAXIING, THE SAFETY PILOT PASSENGER LEANED THE MIXTURE WHICH INADVERTENTLY SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE ENGINE USING WHAT HE DESCRIBED AS COLD AND HOT START TECHNIQUES, THE ENGINE BACKFIRED. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, BOTH THE PILOT AND THE PASSENGER SAW A GLOW (THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE) COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE COWLING. BOTH OCCUPANTS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND THE PASSENGER CALLED THE TOWER TO REPORT THE FIRE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY AIRPORT PERSONNEL. INCIDENT NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.