# Incident 20010212001199I: Piper PA60602P, Pittsburgh, PA, February 12, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 2001, 18:33 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- 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: N600BA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N600BA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-60-602P (registry code 7106015, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-60-602p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60602P
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010212001199I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 2-12-01, AT APPROX. 1800 LOCAL TIME, PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD A LOSS OF POWER BETWEEN AKR AND PIT (N600BA, A PA-60-602P). AT 14,000 FEET MANIFOLD PRESSURE DROPPED OFF, ONCE IN A DESCENT, MANIFOLD PRESSURE BEGAN TO INCREASE. PILOT REPORTED TO THE PIT TOWER THAT HE HAD A LOSS OF POWER ON THE LEFT ENGINE. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT A HOSE CAME OFF THE TURBO CHARGER ON THE LEFT ENGINE CAUSING THE LOSS OF POWER. NO INJURIES REPORTED. ENGINE WAS NOT SHUT DOWN OR FEATHERED. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.

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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