# Incident 20200118010549I: Flight Design Gmbh CT2K, Murrieta, CA, January 18, 2020 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: January 18, 2020, 09:10 local time - Place: Murrieta, CA - Airport: French Valley - Damage: No damage - Phase of flight: Descent - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 33.5742° N, 117.1285° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FRENCH VALLEY (F70), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5742&lon=-117.1285&mi=10 - Aircraft: N922HT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N922HT-2025-12-08) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Flight Design CT2K (registry code 0600002, https://openairdocs.org/model/flight-design-ct2k) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: FLIGHT DESIGN GMBH CT2K - Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Student - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200118010549I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON 01/18/2020 STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WENT ON A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM BROWN FIELD (SDM) TO FRENCH VALLEY (F70). WHILE IN DESCENT TO F70 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RAN OUT OF FUEL ABOUT 1/2 MILE FROM THE AIRPORT AND LANDED IN A NEARBY FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO (F70) TO A MAINTENANCE FACILITY. UPON INSPECTION FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OWNER OF SOUTHLAND ROTAX CENTER, IT WAS DETERMINED THE AIRCRAFT (922HT) DID NOT TAKE ON ANY DAMAGE FROM THE OFF FIELD LANDING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT THE GASCOLATOR VALVE WAS LEFT IN THE OPEN POSITION WHEN HE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT. IT WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ BELIEF THAT THIS CAUSED THE FUEL STARVATION OF THE ENGINE. WITH THE VALVE LEFT OPEN FUEL WILL LEAK WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING. OVER THE COURSE OF THE FLIGHT FUEL MOST LIKELY WAS DRIPPING DUE TO THE OPEN VALVE UNTIL IT RAN DRY. INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS GIVEN THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE INCIDENT AND SPOKE WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT THE MECHANIC TOLD HIM ABOUT THE GASCOLATOR VALVE BEING LEFT OPEN. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ UNDERSTOOD WHAT HAPPENED AND STATED THAT THE GLASS TO CHECK IF THE VALVE WAS OPEN WAS DIRTY AND HE COULD NOT TELL IF THE VALVE WAS OPEN OR CLOSED. HE HAD THE GLASS REPLACED AND NOW CHECKS THE VALVE EACH TIME BEFORE EACH FLIGHT. UPON REVIEW OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SOLO ENDORSEMENTS, IT WAS FOUND THAT HE WAS NOT AUTHORIZED TO FLY THE SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT ON 01/18/2020. INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SPOKE WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INSTRUCTOR, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHO SUBMITTED AN EMAIL EXCHANGE STATING HE NEEDED TO BE ENDORSED FOR THE FLIGHT BEFORE HE TOOK OFF. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DID NOT RESPOND TO HIS INSTRUCTOR'S EMAIL AND WENT ON THE FLIGHT. ## Other reports on N922HT (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20201008019989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201008019989I), Oct 8, 2020: Flight Design Gmbh CT2K (N922HT), San Diego, CA, Minor damage. The pilot of this light sport aircraft was attempting to perform a soft field takeoff with a left crosswind of approximately 8KTS (maximum crosswind limitation… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.