# Accident 20040111000319A: Amtr PITTSSPECS1S, Crawford, CO, January 11, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 2004, 12:30 local time
- Place: Crawford, CO
- Airport: Crawford Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7075° N, 107.6436° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7075&lon=-107.6436&mi=10
- Aircraft: N362JW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR PITTSSPECS1S
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO360B4A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 892 total, 317 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN04LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040111000319A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON LANDING AT THE CRAWFORD, COLORADO AIRPORT (99V) THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WHEEL CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE PLOWED SNOW BANK ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO ROLL COMPLETELY OVER COMING TO REST ON ITS LANDING GEAR. PILOT STATED THAT THE RUNWAY HAD BEEN PLOWED TO A 35 FT WIDTH. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WITH NO INJURY TO PILOT. NO MECHANICAL ABNORMALITIES NOTED PRIOR TO ACCIDENT.

## 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 DEN04LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA037), Jan 11, 2004: Aerotek Pitts Special S-1S (N362JW), Crawford, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control and his failure to maintain clearance from the snow bank during the landing. A factor contributing to the accident was the snow bank.

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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