What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On Saturday, February 21, 2026, aircraft privacy data omitted departed from pmp at 9:14 am local and arrived pmp at 9:52 am local. During flight, the pilot detected the smell of fuel and confirmed a fuel leak by feeling fuel under the primer. The pilot decided to return to the airfield immediately due to the potential hazard posed by the fuel leak. Air traffic control (ATC) cleared the aircraft for landing. Despite being long on the approach, the pilot prioritized getting the aircraft on the ground due to the urgency of the situation. The pilot attempted to land and stop before the end of the runway, but the aircraft overran into the grass despite heavy braking. No injuries reported. The aircraft sustained damage to both wheel fairings. Two runway threshold lights (red/greeb globes) sustained damage and were replaced by the air park maintenance foreman.
As the FAA filed it
ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2026, AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED FROM PMP AT 9:14 AM LOCAL AND ARRIVED PMP AT 9:52 AM LOCAL. DURING FLIGHT, THE PILOT DETECTED THE SMELL OF FUEL AND CONFIRMED A FUEL LEAK BY FEELING FUEL UNDER THE PRIMER. THE PILOT DECIDED TO RETURN TO THE AIRFIELD IMMEDIATELY DUE TO THE POTENTIAL HAZARD POSED BY THE FUEL LEAK. AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL (ATC) CLEARED THE AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING. DESPITE BEING LONG ON THE APPROACH, THE PILOT PRIORITIZED GETTING THE AIRCRAFT ON THE GROUND DUE TO THE URGENCY OF THE SITUATION. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND AND STOP BEFORE THE END OF THE RUNWAY, BUT THE AIRCRAFT OVERRAN INTO THE GRASS DESPITE HEAVY BRAKING. NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO BOTH WHEEL FAIRINGS. TWO RUNWAY THRESHOLD LIGHTS (RED/GREEB GLOBES) SUSTAINED DAMAGE AND WERE REPLACED BY THE AIR PARK MAINTENANCE FOREMAN.