# Incident 19960326010549I: Doug MD900, Reno, NV, March 26, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1996, 18:35 local time
- 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
- Location: 39.5296° N, 119.8138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reno, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5296&lon=-119.8138&mi=10
- Aircraft: N901CF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG MD900
- Reported engine: PWA PW206A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 116 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960326010549I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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