Cessna 185C Runway Excursion at Villarrica Aerodrome

Incident Overview and Aircraft Details On December 24, 2022, at 10:00 local time, a Cessna 185C aircraft, serial number 1850683, was involved in an aviation occurrence at Villarrica Aerodrome (SCVI) in the La Araucanía Region. The aircraft, manufactured in 1964 and powered by a Continental IO-470-F engine, was operated by a private pilot with two passengers for a recreational local flight. The aircraft had 5,020.57 hours of service at the time of the incident. The pilot held a valid private pilot license for single-engine land aircraft and had 323.8 total flight hours. The aircraft was found to be in compliance with mandatory maintenance requirements, with its last 100-hour and annual inspection completed on February 2, 2022. No maintenance records indicated issues related to the incident. Fuel samples from both tanks showed no evidence of water or contaminants, with the left tank half-full and the right tank one-quarter full. All required documentation, including the certificate of registration and airworthiness, was on board without observations.