What happened
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(-23) Aircraft departed Dawson (16J) for a solo cross country, student pilot privacy data omitted was PIC, enroute to fitzgerald (fzg). The pilot privacy data omitted stated when he was over his first way point the engine started to miss. He pulled back the power and looked for a place to land. Decided the engine was running well enough to make it back to the airport. He made a 180 to put him over a highway (82). At that time the engine began to run worse and would not make it back to (16J) so he decided to try for ayers landing strip. Once again the engine began to run worse and he wasn't sure he would make the landing strip. At this time he decided to land in the cotton field. He radioed Dawson UNICOM and told them he was going in, slipped it down to the field, held it off the field until speed drained to stall and let it drop the last 4 feet or so, applied brakes to slow to a stop.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED DAWSON (16J) FOR A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY, STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PIC, ENROUTE TO FITZGERALD (FZG). THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED WHEN HE WAS OVER HIS FIRST WAY POINT THE ENGINE STARTED TO MISS. HE PULLED BACK THE POWER AND LOOKED FOR A PLACE TO LAND. DECIDED THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING WELL ENOUGH TO MAKE IT BACK TO THE AIRPORT. HE MADE A 180 TO PUT HIM OVER A HIGHWAY (82). AT THAT TIME THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN WORSE AND WOULD NOT MAKE IT BACK TO (16J) SO HE DECIDED TO TRY FOR AYERS LANDING STRIP. ONCE AGAIN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN WORSE AND HE WASN'T SURE HE WOULD MAKE THE LANDING STRIP. AT THIS TIME HE DECIDED TO LAND IN THE COTTON FIELD. HE RADIOED DAWSON UNICOM AND TOLD THEM HE WAS GOING IN, SLIPPED IT DOWN TO THE FIELD, HELD IT OFF THE FIELD UNTIL SPEED DRAINED TO STALL AND LET IT DROP THE LAST 4 FEET OR SO, APPLIED BRAKES TO SLOW TO A STOP.
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