What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot departed lxt on a recreational flight that lasted approximately 1.0 hr. Upon his return to lxt, he stated that he landed without incident. After landing rollout and taxi hold, the pilot reported that he noticed smoke coming from the left side of the engine compartment of the aircraft. The pilot shut down the engine and he and his passenger exited the aircraft. The passenger left the aircraft to get the attention of ground personnel while the pilot remained with the aircraft and attempted to retrieve the fire extinguisher from the aircraft. Unable to retrieve the fire extinguisher, the aircraft was overcome with flames. The aircraft was subsequently destroyed by fire damage to the engine compartment forward of the firewall, and fuselage damage to the cockpit area of the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT DEPARTED LXT ON A RECREATIONAL FLIGHT THAT LASTED APPROXIMATELY 1.0 HR. UPON HIS RETURN TO LXT, HE STATED THAT HE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER LANDING ROLLOUT AND TAXI HOLD, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND HE AND HIS PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. THE PASSENGER LEFT THE AIRCRAFT TO GET THE ATTENTION OF GROUND PERSONNEL WHILE THE PILOT REMAINED WITH THE AIRCRAFT AND ATTEMPTED TO RETRIEVE THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER FROM THE AIRCRAFT. UNABLE TO RETRIEVE THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER, THE AIRCRAFT WAS OVERCOME WITH FLAMES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY DESTROYED BY FIRE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FORWARD OF THE FIREWALL, AND FUSELAGE DAMAGE TO THE COCKPIT AREA OF THE AIRCRAFT.