# Incident 20240615007419I: Ayres Corporation S-2R, Presque Isle, ME, June 15, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 2024, 06:09 local time
- Place: Presque Isle, ME
- Airport: Presque Isle International Air
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: W5QG
- Location: 46.6890° N, 68.0448° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PRESQUE ISLE INTL (PQI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6890&lon=-68.0448&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 CORPORATION S-2R
- Reported engine: P&W R1340
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,147 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240615007419I

## Narrative

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

06/15/2024 @ 1009Z - PRESQUE ISLE, ME, AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, AYRES CORPORATION, S2R, EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 2.5 MILES SE PQI AIRPORT.

## Other reports on N5557X (2)

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

- [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.
- [Incident 19920815055819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920815055819I), Aug 15, 1992: Ayres S2RRESTD (N5557X), Umatilla, OR. Experienced engine roughness and smoke. Forced landing in wheat field. NR1 cylinder head separated from barrel.

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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