2019 Cessna 182P Accident at Santa Ana del Yacuma (CP-1250)

Overview and Flight Details On 5 March 2019, a privately operated Cessna 182P with registration CP-1250 and manufacturer serial number 18263696 was conducting a local visual flight rules (VFR) test flight from Santa Ana del Yacuma, Bolivia. The aircraft, a single-engine, high-wing, fixed-gear model, departed at 08:59 local time after a flight plan was filed with an estimated duration of 30 minutes. ## Accident Sequence During the final approach to runway 33, the aircraft crashed into a water-filled depression approximately 1,500 meters from the runway threshold. At 09:38 local time, the pilot reported a mechanical failure and that the aircraft was descending uncontrollably. The pilot evacuated the aircraft independently after it came to rest. ## Damage and Injuries The aircraft sustained damage to one propeller blade, the nose gear support, the lower engine cowling, and the left wingtip fairing. No fire was observed before, during, or after the accident. The pilot, a 53-year-old Bolivian commercial pilot, was evacuated by company personnel at 10:00 local time and was reported to have no injuries. The aircraft was towed to the operator's hangar at the airport by 16:00 local time.