A mechanical failure caused the forced landing of a small plane at the airport in Trinidad, Beni. The incident occurred on Friday and left two people injured who were referred to a medical center.
According to the site Informarte, the CP-2959 Cessna 172 aircraft, with a flight plan from the Benian town of Reyes to Trinidad, under the command of civil aviation captain Gein Harry Perilla, was expected to arrive at 3:36 p.m. on Friday, June 17, 2022 to your destination. However, to At 15:25 the aircraft entered the control zone, but 4 minutes later it reported an emergency near Trinidad.
“Once the information was received, the control tower alerted the fire department and informed the Airport Manager,” says a report from Trinidad Regional ATS Naabol Supervision.
The small aircraft was manned by Civil Aviation Captain Gein Harry Perilla, who was carrying two female passengers; Jacoba Rivero Roca, 64 years old; and Casandra Chávez Rivero, 29 years old, whoWho suffered some injuries and polycontusions, so they were evacuated to the President Germán Busch Hospital in the capital of Beni.
An official report states that a failure caused air to enter the interior of the ship, which caused instability in its control, for which the pilot had to make an emergency landing.