What happened
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(-23) On March 18, 2007, approximately 2015 central daylight time, a longeze, N97EZ, sustained minor damage when it was landed in a field. The commercial pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The pilot was on a VFR flight from lockhart, TX, to mcallen, TX, when the oil pressure began to drop. The pilot decided to land at Alice, TX. During the descent, the engine began to run rough and the pilot elected to shut it down. Seeing that he would not make the airport, he retracted the nose gear and landed the airplane in a field. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR part 91 flight.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MARCH 18, 2007, APPROXIMATELY 2015 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A LONGEZE, N97EZ, SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE WHEN IT WAS LANDED IN A FIELD. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE PILOT WAS ON A VFR FLIGHT FROM LOCKHART, TX, TO MCALLEN, TX, WHEN THE OIL PRESSURE BEGAN TO DROP. THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND AT ALICE, TX. DURING THE DESCENT, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND THE PILOT ELECTED TO SHUT IT DOWN. SEEING THAT HE WOULD NOT MAKE THE AIRPORT, HE RETRACTED THE NOSE GEAR AND LANDED THE AIRPLANE IN A FIELD. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT.
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