# Accident 20010114000429A: Amtr T18, Chiriaco Summit, CA, January 14, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 2001, 12:30 local time
- Place: Chiriaco Summit, CA
- Airport: Chiriaco Summit Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6500° N, 115.7000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6500&lon=-115.7000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39JP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39JP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Purvis T-18 (registry code 8951012, https://openairdocs.org/model/purvis-t-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR T18
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,500 total, 350 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010114000429A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 LAX01LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA076), Jan 14, 2001: Purvis/Thorpe T-18 (N39JP), Chiriaco Summit, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The dual student's improper recovery from a bounced landing, his failure to maintain directional control during the go-around, and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the go-around…

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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