What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot departed Nephi Utah (U14) for a local glider flight. The pilot stated that he had turned final being lined up with runway 17. He then decided to line up and land on what he thought was a grass strip west of that runway. He had actually lined up on a field with two culverts. He noticed the first culvert just before landing, and struck the culvert with the forward fuselage belly of the aircraft. The aircraft bounced and then hit a second culvert with the belly tail wheel area of the aircraft and then came to rest in the field.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT DEPARTED NEPHI UTAH (U14) FOR A LOCAL GLIDER FLIGHT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD TURNED FINAL BEING LINED UP WITH RUNWAY 17. HE THEN DECIDED TO LINE UP AND LAND ON WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS A GRASS STRIP WEST OF THAT RUNWAY. HE HAD ACTUALLY LINED UP ON A FIELD WITH TWO CULVERTS. HE NOTICED THE FIRST CULVERT JUST BEFORE LANDING, AND STRUCK THE CULVERT WITH THE FORWARD FUSELAGE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND THEN HIT A SECOND CULVERT WITH THE BELLY TAIL WHEEL AREA OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THEN CAME TO REST IN THE FIELD.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.