# Accident 20021029028789A: Amtr GLASAIR, Chino, CA, October 29, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 2002
- Place: Chino, CA
- Airport: Chino Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9833° N, 117.6500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9833&lon=-117.6500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98TR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASAIR
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021029028789A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CHINO, CA AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 1900 HOURS ON OCTOBER 29, 2002, OFF RUNWAY 26W. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AT APPROXIMATELY 200' AGL AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT CONDUCTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN AN EMPTY FIELD WEST OF EUCLID AVENUE. PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT SUFFERED ONLY MINOR ABRASIONS. (.19) ON OCTOBER 29, 2002, ABOUT 1143 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL HUBBARD, STODDARD HAMILTON GLASAIR II-S, N98TR, EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING INITIAL CLIMB FROM THE CHINO AIRPORT, CHINO, CALIFORNIA. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT ENGINE POWER WAS LOST UPON CLIMBING ABOUT 150 FEET ABOVE THE SURFACE OF RUNWAY 26R. DURING THE FORCED LANDING, THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED AN AUTOMOBILE BEFORE COMING TO REST IN AN OPEN FIELD ON THE GROUNDS OF THE CALIFORNIA INSTITUTION FOR MEN, A STATE PRISON IN CHINO. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. NO ONE ON THE GROUND WAS INJURED. THE LOCAL AREA FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED BY THE AIRPLANE'S OWNER/BUILDER AS A SALES DEMONSTRATION FOR THE PROSPECTIVE PURCHASER, WHO WAS THE PASSENGER IN THE AIRPLANE. VISUAL METEO                                                       ROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, AND IT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE MISHAP. THE PILOT REPORTED TO THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD INVESTIGATOR THAT NOTHING UNUSUAL WAS OBSERVED DURING THE ENGINE START, TAXI FOR TAKEOFF, AND ENGINE RUNUP. WHEN HE FIRST ATTEMPTED TO DEPART THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND NORMALLY, SO HE ABORTED HIS ATTEMPT. THEREAFTER, HE ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF AGAIN. ON THIS OCCASION, SECONDS AFTER THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE, ALL ENGINE POWER WAS LOST. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS BEYOND THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX03LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA016), Oct 29, 2002: Hubbard StddHmltn GlasairIIS (N98TR), Chino, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel starvation for undetermined reasons.

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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