What happened
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On November 26, 2017, at approximately 0912 CST, N8637S, a 1965 Cessna CE-150-F made an emergency landing after losing oil pressure. The single engine land airplane was operated by a student pilot on his first solo cross-country flight from Midland, Texas to san angelo, Texas, and returning to Midland airpark. The student pilot observed the oil pressure dropping and declared an emergency with Midland air traffic approach control (ATC) and attempted to return to Midland airpark. The engine failed and the student pilot landed in a field approximately 16 nautical miles southeast of Midland airpark bearing 109 degrees. The airplane struck power lines and mesquite trees while landing. The flight was VFR and operated under title 14 usc part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no VFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained minor damage. The student pilot was the sole occupant onboard and was not injured. The flight originated from Midland airpark (kmdd), at 0900 local time on November 26, 2017.
As the FAA filed it
ON NOVEMBER 26, 2017, AT APPROXIMATELY 0912 CST, N8637S, A 1965 CESSNA CE-150-F MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER LOSING OIL PRESSURE. THE SINGLE ENGINE LAND AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY A STUDENT PILOT ON HIS FIRST SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM MIDLAND, TEXAS TO SAN ANGELO, TEXAS, AND RETURNING TO MIDLAND AIRPARK. THE STUDENT PILOT OBSERVED THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPING AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH MIDLAND AIR TRAFFIC APPROACH CONTROL (ATC) AND ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO MIDLAND AIRPARK. THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE STUDENT PILOT LANDED IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 16 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTHEAST OF MIDLAND AIRPARK BEARING 109 DEGREES. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK POWER LINES AND MESQUITE TREES WHILE LANDING. THE FLIGHT WAS VFR AND OPERATED UNDER TITLE 14 USC PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT ONBOARD AND WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM MIDLAND AIRPARK (KMDD), AT 0900 LOCAL TIME ON NOVEMBER 26, 2017.
NTSB investigation
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