# Incident 20020121002689I: Amtr GLASAIRIISRG, Los Angeles, CA, January 21, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 2002, 13:15 local time
- Place: Los Angeles, CA
- Airport: Whiteman Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2593° N, 118.4134° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WHITEMAN (WHP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2593&lon=-118.4134&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41MJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41MJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: James Michael T GLASAIR II S RG (registry code 05611VM, https://openairdocs.org/model/james-michael-t-glasair-ii-s-rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASAIRIISRG
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 220 total, 40 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020121002689I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT OWNER/OPERATOR INSTALLED A NON-TYPE CERTIFICATED IGNITION SYSTEM WITH AUTOMOTIVE SPARK PLUGS IN THE ENGINE WHICH RESULTED IN THE SPARK PLUGS FAILING CAUSING THE ENGINE TO LOSE POWER. THE FAILURE OF THE AUTOMOTIVE SPARK PLUGS WAS SUBSEQUENTLY DETERMINED AS THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT. THE IGNITION SYSTEM WAS MANUFACTURED BY ELECTRO AIR (423) 622-8825.

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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