# Accident 20010520011239A: Garrett STARDUSTER TOO SA300, Woodrow, CO, May 20, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 2001, 18:00 local time
- Place: Woodrow, CO
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9800° N, 103.5806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9800&lon=-103.5806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N555CW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N555CW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Garrett STARDUSTER TOO SA300 (registry code 8660206, https://openairdocs.org/model/garrett-starduster-too-sa300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A1A (registry code 41594, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN01LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010520011239A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 DEN01LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA101), May 21, 2001: Garrett Starduster TOO SA300 (N555CW), Woodrow, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: a precautionary landing on unsuitable terrain which was rough and uneven. Factors were deteriorating weather in the form of freezing rain, snow, and decreasing visibility.

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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