What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 14 April 2016, a Cessna 182R declared an emergency 4 miles west of Carlsbad airport (crq). The emergency was described as smoke in the cockpit and the aircraft was cleared to land on runway 6. The aircraft landed without incident. During inspection of the aircraft it was noted that the heat exchanger had split and the aft portion had completely fallen off in flight. The failure of the heat exchanger caused exhaust from the manifold to be directed towards the battery and thus melting the near-by wiring.
As the FAA filed it
ON 14 APRIL 2016, A CESSNA 182R DECLARED AN EMERGENCY 4 MILES WEST OF CARLSBAD AIRPORT (CRQ). THE EMERGENCY WAS DESCRIBED AS SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 6. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. DURING INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT IT WAS NOTED THAT THE HEAT EXCHANGER HAD SPLIT AND THE AFT PORTION HAD COMPLETELY FALLEN OFF IN FLIGHT. THE FAILURE OF THE HEAT EXCHANGER CAUSED EXHAUST FROM THE MANIFOLD TO BE DIRECTED TOWARDS THE BATTERY AND THUS MELTING THE NEAR-BY WIRING.
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