# Incident 20010126002289I: Piper PA46310P, Pittsburgh, PA, January 26, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 2001, 17:44 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4406° N, 79.9959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4406&lon=-79.9959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N121GP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N121GP) (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 TSIO520BE
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010126002289I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JANUARY 26, 2001, A U.S. REGISTERED PA-46-310P, N121GP, DIVERTED AND MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT THE PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AFTER LOSING 8 POUNDS OF MANIFOLD PRESSURE. THE AARF RESPONDED AND THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. A MECHANIC WAS REQUESTED AND FIXED A BROKEN HOSE CLAMP ON THE INDUCTION COUPLING OF THE TURBO-CHARGER. A CHECK OF THE SYSTEM WAS COMPLETED AND FOUND TO BE SATISFACTORY. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N121GP (2)

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

- [Incident 20160819014589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160819014589I), Aug 19, 2016: Piper PA-46-310P (N121GP), Galesburg, IL, No damage. Declared an emergency due to engine failure. Aircraft diverted to gbg and landed without incident.
- [Incident 19990716032559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990716032559I), Jul 16, 1999: Piper PA46310P (N121GP), Belmar/Farmingd, NJ, Minor damage. (-23) Clamp on lih turbo compressor broke leaking hot gas onto a hydraulic line which sprayed fluid on to the turbo compressor. The aircraft caught fire in…

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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