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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Garrett STARDUSTER TOO SA300 · Woodrow, CO · May 20, 2001

Date: May 20, 2001 · 18:00 local
Place: Woodrow, CO
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N555CW
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN01LA101

N555CWRegistered now · Garrett STARDUSTER TOO SA300S/N 1172 · Built 1978 Airframe modelGarrett STARDUSTER TOO SA300 Engine modelLycoming O-360-A1A4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23)On may 20, at 1800 MDT, a Garrett starduster too SA300,N555CW substained substantial damage during a precautionary landing near Woodrow, Colorado. The private pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions were rapidly deteriorating when this private pilot attempted a precautionary landing in an open field. The field was rough, uneven and the aircraft ground looped causing substantial damage to the airframe.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON MAY 20, AT 1800 MDT, A GARRETT STARDUSTER TOO SA300,N555CW SUBSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING NEAR WOODROW, COLORADO. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WERE RAPIDLY DETERIORATING WHEN THIS PRIVATE PILOT ATTEMPTED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD. THE FIELD WAS ROUGH, UNEVEN AND THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN01LA101Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWoodrow, COa precautionary landing on unsuitable terrain which was rough and uneven. Factors were deteriorating weather in the form of freezing rain, snow, and decreasing visibility.May 21, 2001 · Substantial damage