# Accident 20150621008889A: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS, Andover, MN, June 21, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 2015, 15:59 local time
- Place: Andover, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2569° N, 93.3444° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2569&lon=-93.3444&mi=10
- Aircraft: N799CT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N799CT-2015-09-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Flight Design CTLS (registry code 060005B, https://openairdocs.org/model/flight-design-ctls) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FLIGHT DESIGN GMBH CTLS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 379 total, 104 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150621008889A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS ENROUTE TO THE ANOKA, MN AIRPORT (KANE) WHEN THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND QUIT RUNNING.  HE CHECKED THE FUEL AND NOTICED THAT HE HAD NO FUEL IN THE RIGHT TANK AND ONLY ABOUT 3 GALLONS IN THE LEFT TANK.

HE SET UP FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A PLOWED FIELD.  PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN, THE PILOT DID NOT RAISE THE GEAR ON THE AMPHIBIOUS FLOATS.  THE SOFT MUD CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP ONTO ITS BACK SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 GAA15CA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA151), Jun 21, 2015: Flight Design Ctls (N799CT), Andover, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel management and preflight planning, which resulted in the total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and a forced landing in a field where the airplane nosed over.

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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