A piper 46-310 in climb declared an emergency and diverted due to engine power loss caused by the exhaust turbocharger failure.

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Attributes
ACN	379868
Time
Date	199709
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : tnp
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 14000 msl bound upper : 14000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zla
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-46 Malibu
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude other other ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	379868
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : declared emergency other other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Turbochargers failed on climb to altitude. Total engine failure. Tried alternate fuel and air and standby pumps. Still failed. Went to best glide, maximum pitch propeller and took vectors to tnp. Approximately 3 mins after failure, throttled engine back and leaned mixture. Power regained but normally aspirated (20 inches at 2400 RPM at 12000 ft). Then able to return to departure airport udd.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PIPER 46-310 IN CLB DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE TO ENG PWR LOSS CAUSED BY THE EXHAUST TURBOCHARGER FAILURE.

Narrative: TURBOCHARGERS FAILED ON CLB TO ALT. TOTAL ENG FAILURE. TRIED ALTERNATE FUEL AND AIR AND STANDBY PUMPS. STILL FAILED. WENT TO BEST GLIDE, MAX PITCH PROP AND TOOK VECTORS TO TNP. APPROX 3 MINS AFTER FAILURE, THROTTLED ENG BACK AND LEANED MIXTURE. PWR REGAINED BUT NORMALLY ASPIRATED (20 INCHES AT 2400 RPM AT 12000 FT). THEN ABLE TO RETURN TO DEP ARPT UDD.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.