What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During the cruise portion of flight, the pilot stated that he smelled smoke. He believed he had a generator problem and proceeded to shut it down. The smoke continued and an emergency landing was initiated. An occupant stated that flames could be seen behind the rear seat just before touchdown. The aircraft landed safely in a gravel parking lot and the occupants evacuated the aircraft. An unsuccessful attempt was made to extinguish the fire with a hand held fire extinguisher. The aircaft was destroyed by the resulting fire.
As the FAA filed it
DURING THE CRUISE PORTION OF FLIGHT, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE SMELLED SMOKE. HE BELIEVED HE HAD A GENERATOR PROBLEM AND PROCEEDED TO SHUT IT DOWN. THE SMOKE CONTINUED AND AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS INITIATED. AN OCCUPANT STATED THAT FLAMES COULD BE SEEN BEHIND THE REAR SEAT JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY IN A GRAVEL PARKING LOT AND THE OCCUPANTS EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT. AN UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITH A HAND HELD FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE AIRCAFT WAS DESTROYED BY THE RESULTING FIRE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.