A passenger, who was also a pilot, experienced an engine failure on a glassair.

Attributes
ACN	585928
Time
Date	200306
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 307.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : nct.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Experimental
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 5 flight time total : 1000 flight time type : 125
ASRS Report	585928
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Engine stopped on climb after takeoff. When the engine quit at about 1000 ft, I concentrated on helping pick a suitable landing spot and getting the plane down safely. I could have been more helpful in reminding the pilot of checking the pre-takeoff checklist. I was distraction setting the GPS.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PAX, WHO WAS ALSO A PLT, EXPERIENCED AN ENG FAILURE ON A GLASSAIR.

Narrative: ENG STOPPED ON CLB AFTER TKOF. WHEN THE ENG QUIT AT ABOUT 1000 FT, I CONCENTRATED ON HELPING PICK A SUITABLE LNDG SPOT AND GETTING THE PLANE DOWN SAFELY. I COULD HAVE BEEN MORE HELPFUL IN REMINDING THE PLT OF CHKING THE PRE-TKOF CHKLIST. I WAS DISTR SETTING THE GPS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.