# Incident 19920815055819I: Ayres S2RRESTD, Umatilla, OR, August 15, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1992, 12:00 local time
- Place: Umatilla, OR
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: VFWG
- Location: 45.9176° N, 119.3320° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Umatilla, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9176&lon=-119.3320&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5557X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5557X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S-2R (registry code 0970101, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RRESTD
- Reported engine: PWA R1340*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,100 total, 4,569 in this make and model, 350 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920815055819I

## Narrative

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

EXPERIENCED ENGINE ROUGHNESS AND SMOKE. FORCED LANDING IN WHEAT FIELD. NR1 CYLINDER HEAD SEPARATED FROM BARREL.

## Other reports on N5557X (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20240615007419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240615007419I), Jun 15, 2024: Ayres Corporation S-2R (N5557X), Presque Isle, ME, Minor damage. 06/15/2024 @ 1009Z - Presque Isle, ME, aircraft [privacy data omitted], Ayres Corporation, S2R, experienced engine failure and made an emergency landing in a…
- [Incident 19940623025949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940623025949I), Jun 23, 1994: Ayres S2RRESTD (N5557X), Hazelton, ID, Minor damage. Ran out of fuel. Flipped over on forced landing.

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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