What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 11/1/2022 at 0800 aircraft privacy data omitted departed The Landings Airport (66TE) in pecan plantation for dallas executive airport (rbd), on an IFR flight plan in VMC conditions. The PIC stated on departure, prior to contacting ATC, the engine manifold press started to fluctuate. The PIC decide to return to 66TE runway 17. 66TE is a private use airport. Runway 17 is asphalt preceded by grass with sight sloping to edge of runway. The aircraft touched down within 10 feet short of asphalt. Soft ground conditions affected the landing as such the main wheels sank enough to make contact with the edge of the runway and caused damage (collapse similar to a hard landing) to both fixed main gears. The pilot was able to control the aircraft through roll out and steer clear of the runway.
Aircraft damage is limited to both main gears bent upward toward wings, broken wheel pants, right side fuselage skin at wing root punctured by framing where gear attaches. Consulted with NTSB and determined to be non-substantial, classifying as incident. An on scene fuel leak was caused by the left main gear contact with the left wing fuel sump drain causing fuel to drain from wing tank.
No injuries to the PIC and one passenger onboard.
As the FAA filed it
ON 11/1/2022 AT 0800 AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED THE LANDINGS AIRPORT (66TE) IN PECAN PLANTATION FOR DALLAS EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (RBD), ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN IN VMC CONDITIONS. THE PIC STATED ON DEPARTURE, PRIOR TO CONTACTING ATC, THE ENGINE MANIFOLD PRESS STARTED TO FLUCTUATE. THE PIC DECIDE TO RETURN TO 66TE RUNWAY 17. 66TE IS A PRIVATE USE AIRPORT. RUNWAY 17 IS ASPHALT PRECEDED BY GRASS WITH SIGHT SLOPING TO EDGE OF RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN WITHIN 10 FEET SHORT OF ASPHALT. SOFT GROUND CONDITIONS AFFECTED THE LANDING AS SUCH THE MAIN WHEELS SANK ENOUGH TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY AND CAUSED DAMAGE (COLLAPSE SIMILAR TO A HARD LANDING) TO BOTH FIXED MAIN GEARS. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT THROUGH ROLL OUT AND STEER CLEAR OF THE RUNWAY.
AIRCRAFT DAMAGE IS LIMITED TO BOTH MAIN GEARS BENT UPWARD TOWARD WINGS, BROKEN WHEEL PANTS, RIGHT SIDE FUSELAGE SKIN AT WING ROOT PUNCTURED BY FRAMING WHERE GEAR ATTACHES. CONSULTED WITH NTSB AND DETERMINED TO BE NON-SUBSTANTIAL, CLASSIFYING AS INCIDENT. AN ON SCENE FUEL LEAK WAS CAUSED BY THE LEFT MAIN GEAR CONTACT WITH THE LEFT WING FUEL SUMP DRAIN CAUSING FUEL TO DRAIN FROM WING TANK.
NO INJURIES TO THE PIC AND ONE PASSENGER ONBOARD.