Centrair 101A N643CA

Summary

On 4 July 2014 at about 23:30 local time, a Centrair 101A registered N643CA, operated by Bick Frederic A, was involved in an accident near Nephi, Utah, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

4 July 2014 at 23:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Nephi, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

Nephi Municipal Airport (U14)

Coordinates

39.7364, -111.8700

Aircraft

Centrair 101A

Registration

N643CA

Category

Glider

Operator

Bick Frederic A

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Nephi → Nephi

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR14CA321

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to identify the proper landing surface which resulted in an off airstrip landing and collision with rough terrain.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The pilot reported that while on downwind he elected to land on the grass runway parallel to the asphalt runway. As he crossed the threshold for the landing area, he realized he was landing onto a grass field next to the grass runway. With the glider too low to transition to the grass runway, the pilot continued to land onto the field. During the landing sequence, the glider impacted two culverts and sustained substantial damage to the fiberglass fuselage. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions that would preclude normal operation of the glider.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.