# Incident 20000922031969I: Piper PA46310P, Charlotte, NC, September 22, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 2000, 20:30 local time
- Place: Charlotte, NC
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2271° N, 80.8431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charlotte, NC, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2271&lon=-80.8431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9080X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9080X) (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
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 30 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000922031969I

## Narrative

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

(-23)PILOT'S INABILITY TO MAINTAIN ASSIGNED ALTITUDE WAS DUE TO A TURBO CHARGER MALFUCTION. PILOT PROVIDED THIS OFFICE WITH ACCEPTABLE DOCUMENTATION ATTESTING TO THE MECHANICAL PROBLEM CITED IN HIS STATEMENT.

## Other reports on N9080X (3)

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

- [Incident 20260208007339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260208007339I), Feb 8, 2026: Piper PA-46-310P (N9080X), Elkhart, IN, Minor damage. On February 08, 2026, at 1641 local time, a Piper PA-46-310P aircraft, [privacy data omitted], registered to non-ts travel LLC. And flown by a commercial pilot…
- [Incident 19900919048739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900919048739I), Sep 19, 1990: Piper PA46310P (N9080X), St Petersburg-C, FL, Minor damage. Pilot stated aircraft veered on touchdown. Skidded off runway breaking all gears.
- [Incident 19870124014329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870124014329I), Jan 24, 1987: Piper PA46310P (N9080X), Westinster, MD, Minor damage. Aircraft drifted after takeoff, struck snowbank along runway side.

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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