# Incident 20070512009349I: Ayres S2R, Superior, NE, May 12, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2007, 19:00 local time
- Place: Superior, NE
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 40.0217° N, 98.0619° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Superior, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0217&lon=-98.0619&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5597X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5597X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-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 S2R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070512009349I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE AND LANDED IN A FIELD. NO INJURIES. AIRCRAFT RELEASED TO OWNER AND ENGINE SENT TO MFGR FOR ANALYSIS. NO CONCLUSION FOUND. 87 GAL OF FUEL WAS ON BOARD AIRCRAFT. MFGR SUSPECTS POSSIBLY WATER WAS IN TANK.

## Other reports on N5597X (2)

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

- [Incident 19870725083219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870725083219I), Jul 25, 1987: Ayres S2RR3SRESTD (N5597X), Lowdon, WA, Minor damage. During pull up from spray run landing gear struck telephone line. Line broke and left gear damage. Landed at base.
- [Accident 19810307008869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810307008869A), Mar 7, 1981: Ayres S2R (N5597X), Corcoran, CA, Substantial damage. Lost directonal control on landing. Blamed dragging brakes. No report of brake problem.

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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