# Incident 20070201003999I: Doug MD900, San Jose, CA, February 1, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 2007, 10:22 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: San Jose International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3394° N, 121.8950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Jose, CA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3394&lon=-121.8950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57RP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG MD900
- Reported engine: PWA PW206A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070201003999I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 02/01/2007, AT 10:15 PST, A MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD-900 HELICOPTER, N57RP, DEPARTED THE SAN JOSE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (SJC), SAN JOSE, CA, TO THE NORTH ENROUTE TO CLEAR LAKE, CA. APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES NORTH OF THE SJC, WHILE CLIMBING TO ALTITUDE THE PILOT REPORTED A FIRE WARNING LIGHT ON THE NUMBER ONE (LEFT) ENGINE. THE PILOT DECIDED TO RETURN TO SJC FOR LANDING. WHILE COMPLETING THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST, A PASSENGER SMELLED SMOKE IN THE CABIN AREA. AFTER SHUTTING DOWN THE NUMBER ONE ENGINE, THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A FIELD 2.5 MILES NORTH OF SJC AT APPROXIMATELY 10:20 PST. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR INJURIES TO THE PASSENGERS. A POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED AN EXHAUST NOZZLE CAME LOOSE IN FLIGHT CAUSING THE FIRE WARNING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THERE WAS NO IN-FLIGHT FIRE, HOWEVER EXHAUST HEAT BLISTERED THE ENGINE SHROUD. THE EXHAUST NOZZLE WAS REPAIRED BY A FACTORY MECHANIC.

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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