2022 Cessna 150B Emergency Landing South of Coyhaique

Incident Overview On August 4, 2022, at 14:30 local time, a Cessna 150B operated by a private pilot for an air club made an emergency landing in an unprepared area 10 nautical miles south of Coyhaique, in the Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region of Chile. The aircraft was on a private flight from Puerto Sánchez Aerodrome (SCSZ) to Teniente Vidal Aerodrome (SCCY) when a second in-flight engine stoppage occurred at approximately 2,300 feet altitude (about 700 feet above ground level). ## Flight Details The pilot departed from Teniente Vidal Aerodrome (SCCY) for Puerto Sánchez Aerodrome (SCSZ) with a planned return to SCCY. The aircraft carried 90 liters of fuel, providing an estimated endurance of 4 hours and 30 minutes. The outbound flight took approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes, arriving at SCSZ at 12:30 local time with 45 liters of fuel remaining. During the return flight, the aircraft encountered severe turbulence at approximately 5,000 feet, causing RPM variations and an initial engine stoppage. The pilot successfully performed an in-flight restart. Approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes into the return flight, a second engine stoppage occurred, prompting the emergency landing. ## Damage and Injuries The pilot, a 32-year-old Chilean holding a private pilot license for single-engine land aircraft, exited the aircraft unassisted and was uninjured. The aircraft sustained damage including deformed propeller blades, deformed and fractured engine cowlings and mount, deformed fuselage skin and firewall, deformed cabin door frame, fractured and detached exhaust pipes, collapsed and detached nose landing gear leg, deformed left wingtip leading edge, and a fractured windshield.