# Incident 20260221001849I: Piper PA-28-236, Pompano Beach, FL, February 21, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 2026, 09:52 local time
- Place: Pompano Beach, FL
- Airport: Pompano Beach Airpark
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.2474° N, 80.1111° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at POMPANO BEACH AIRPARK (PMP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2474&lon=-80.1111&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81597, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81597) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-236 (registry code 7102815, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-236) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-236
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 577 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260221001849I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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