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Incident

FAA incident report · Doug MD900 · Reno, NV · March 26, 1996

Date: March 26, 1996 · 18:35 local
Place: Reno, NV
Airport: Reno Cannon International Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: R7MA
Aircraft: N901CF
Reported as: Doug MD900
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PW206A
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,000 total116 in this make and model53 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on 26, March 96 at approximately 1835L, while crossing Reno/tahoe international airport, a careflight MD-900 helicopter piloted by terry reid certificate #235747612 requested an emergency landing because of an over temperature indication on the #2 engine which needed to be shut down in flight. The rotorcraft made a running landing on a gravel surface parallel to taxiway lima sliding 30 feet with no injuries or damage to the rotorcraft. The source of the problem was traced to a faulty wiring harness. This investigation is closed. Incident does not involve a pilot deviation report form 8020-17.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON 26, MARCH 96 AT APPROXIMATELY 1835L, WHILE CROSSING RENO/TAHOE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, A CAREFLIGHT MD-900 HELICOPTER PILOTED BY TERRY REID CERTIFICATE #235747612 REQUESTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING BECAUSE OF AN OVER TEMPERATURE INDICATION ON THE #2 ENGINE WHICH NEEDED TO BE SHUT DOWN IN FLIGHT. THE ROTORCRAFT MADE A RUNNING LANDING ON A GRAVEL SURFACE PARALLEL TO TAXIWAY LIMA SLIDING 30 FEET WITH NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO THE ROTORCRAFT. THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM WAS TRACED TO A FAULTY WIRING HARNESS. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED. INCIDENT DOES NOT INVOLVE A PILOT DEVIATION REPORT FORM 8020-17.