# Incident 20100220028029I: Piper PA-46-310P, Nashville, TN, February 20, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 2010, 18:33 local time
- Place: Nashville, TN
- Airport: Nashville International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1214° N, 86.6736° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1214&lon=-86.6736&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43368, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43368) (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 PA-46-310P
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,632 total, 162 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10IA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10IA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100220028029I

## Narrative

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

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE PILOT GOT AN ALTERNATOR WARNING LIGHT. THE PILOT RESET THE BREAKER WARNING LIGHT WAS STILL ILLUMINATED. AT THIS TIME AN ELCTRICAL SMOKE SMELL WAS DETECTED AND THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGANCY. PILOT WAS CLEARED TO LAND AT BNA RUNWAY 13 . LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED AND LANDED WITH OUT  INCIDENT . ALL PASSENGERS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT .

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA10IA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10IA147), Feb 21, 2010: Piper PA-46-310P (N43368), Nashville, TN, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to the mechanic’s failure to properly secure the fuel control unit fuel lines after replacement of the starter adapter.

## Other reports on N43368 (2)

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

- [Accident 20200303007099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200303007099A), Mar 3, 2020: Piper PA-46-310P (N43368), Bishop, GA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. At approximately 1529 EST, 03/03/2020, [privacy data omitted], holder of private pilot certificate number [privacy data omitted], departed columbia…
- [Incident 19910427012899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910427012899I), Apr 27, 1991: Piper PA46310P (N43368), Pendleton, IN, Minor damage. Aircraft failed to gain airspeed or altitude after liftoff. Aborted and ran off end of runway.

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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