What happened
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(-23) While the pilot of N39JP was attempting to land on runway 06 at the Chiriaco Summit Airport, the aircraft skidded off the runway to the left colliding with desert vegitation.N39JP came to rest 300 feet north of the end of runway 06. There was no property damage. The second pilot (flight instructor) was giving the pilot a check out in N39JP. (.4) the airplane landed hard, bounced back into the air, and on the second landing departed the runway and struck desert brush. There were two cfi's on board the airplane. The purpose of the flight was to provide transition training culminating in a flight check for the pilot so he would be able to instruct the owner of the airplane. No problems were noted with the pilot's landings by the CFI, except they were a little bumpy. On the accident landing the airplane touched down hard. After the first bounce the pilot added power to straighten out and regain control of the airplane. When the airplane touched down the second time it departed the runway to the left coming to rest in desert brush. There were no problems noted with the airplane by either pilot. The airplane's brake system was inspected with no discrepanci es noted.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHILE THE PILOT OF N39JP WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 06 AT THE CHIRIACO SUMMIT AIRPORT, THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT COLLIDING WITH DESERT VEGITATION.N39JP CAME TO REST 300 FEET NORTH OF THE END OF RUNWAY 06. THERE WAS NO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE SECOND PILOT (FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR) WAS GIVING THE PILOT A CHECK OUT IN N39JP. (.4) THE AIRPLANE LANDED HARD, BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR, AND ON THE SECOND LANDING DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK DESERT BRUSH. THERE WERE TWO CFI'S ON BOARD THE AIRPLANE. THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO PROVIDE TRANSITION TRAINING CULMINATING IN A FLIGHT CHECK FOR THE PILOT SO HE WOULD BE ABLE TO INSTRUCT THE OWNER OF THE AIRPLANE. NO PROBLEMS WERE NOTED WITH THE PILOT'S LANDINGS BY THE CFI, EXCEPT THEY WERE A LITTLE BUMPY. ON THE ACCIDENT LANDING THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN HARD. AFTER THE FIRST BOUNCE THE PILOT ADDED POWER TO STRAIGHTEN OUT AND REGAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. WHEN THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN THE SECOND TIME IT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT COMING TO REST IN DESERT BRUSH. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS NOTED WITH THE AIRPLANE BY EITHER PILOT. THE AIRPLANE'S BRAKE SYSTEM WAS INSPECTED WITH NO DISCREPANCI ES NOTED.
NTSB investigation
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