# Accident 20140704011209A: Centrair 101A, Nephi, UT, July 4, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2014, 17:30 local time
- Place: Nephi, UT
- Airport: Nephi Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7364° N, 111.8700° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7364&lon=-111.8700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N643CA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N643CA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Centrair 101A (registry code 1990102, https://openairdocs.org/model/centrair-101a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CENTRAIR 101A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 298 total, 123 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA321) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140704011209A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR14CA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA321), Jul 4, 2014: Centrair 101A (N643CA), Nephi, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to identify the proper landing surface which resulted in an off airstrip landing and collision with rough terrain.

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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