# Incident 19970907030369I: Piper PA46310P, Bermuda Dunes, CA, September 7, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1997, 06:42 local time
- Place: Bermuda Dunes, CA
- Airport: Private
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7435° N, 116.2873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bermuda Dunes, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7435&lon=-116.2873&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9275Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9275Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-46-310P (registry code 7104605, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-310p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46310P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970907030369I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED BERMUDA DUNES AIRPORT AT 06:07 SUNDAY MORNING IN ROUTE TO JW TUNE TENNESSEE. DURING CLIMB OUT AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 14000 FEET THE TURBOCHARGER FAILED AND PILOT CONTACTED LA CENTER FOR DIRECT HEADING TO NEAREST AIRPORT HE WAS GIVEN 29 PALMS DIRECT. THE PILOT DESCENDED TO 10,000 FEET AND REALIZED THE ENGINE WAS WORKING BUT NOT THE TURBOCHARGER. THE PILOT DECIDED TO CONTINUE ON TO BERMUDA DUNES, WHERE HE LANDED AND TAXIED TO THE MAINTENANCE HANGAR. THE MECHANIC AT BERMUDA DUNES AIRPORT FOUND ONE TURBOCHARGER COMPRESSOR SHAFT BROKEN AND BOTH COMPRESSOR IMPELLERS BROKEN AND DAMAGED. THE PILOT REQUESTED TO SUBMIT M OR D REPORT ON TURBOCHARGER PART NUMBER 646677. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N9275Y (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19941116041419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941116041419I), Nov 16, 1994: Piper PA46310P (N9275Y), Fresno, CA, Minor damage. During taxi looked inside to check control settings. Ran off taxiway. Collapsed nose gear.

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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