# Accident 20060518010889A: Ayres S2R, Perry, FL, May 18, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 2006, 10:45 local time
- Place: Perry, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NQOG
- Location: 30.0033° N, 83.4933° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0033&lon=-83.4933&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5596X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5596X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R-1300 series (registry code 67060, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC06CA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060518010889A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON THURSDAY MAY 18, 2006 AT 10:45 EST, A ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL SR-2, N5596X, REGISTERED TO TAYLOR FLYING SERVICE, MARIANNA, FLORIDA, COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND ON LANDING 5 MILES S/E OF PERRY AIRPORT, PERRY FLORIDA. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE RAN OUT OF FUEL AND HAD TO MAKE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT PERRY/FOLEY AIRPORT, 40J ON MAY 18, 2006 AT 09:30 HRS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC06CA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA055), May 18, 2006: Rockwell International S-2R (N5596X), Perry, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to refuel the airplane before fuel exhaustion, which resulted in a loss of engine power while maneuvering, and a subsequent forced landing and collision with trees.

## Other reports on N5596X (1)

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

- [Accident 20120807017609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120807017609A), Aug 7, 2012: Rockwell International S-2R (N5596X), Newkirk, OK, Substantial damage. Pilot stated that he was in cruise phase of flight seeding near a river. While going along the river during the operation the pilot struck power lines.…

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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