HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A helicopter pilot had to make an emergency landing Thursday afternoon in northwest Harris County.
SkyEye 13 HD was over the scene of the close call off FM 2920 and Kuykendahl near Hooks Airport. The made an emergency landing in a field near the airport.
We're told there was an apparent oil pressure issue with the helicopter and the pilot decided he couldn't make it back.
Fortunately no one was hurt.
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A helicopter made a precautionary landing in the Kuykendahl and FM 2920 area north of Houston this afternoon, authorities confirmed.
There were no injuries and no emergency declared, according to Lynn Lunsford, a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman based in Fort Worth
The pilot took off from Hooks Airport just after 3 p.m. to do some local flying.
"About five minutes after takeoff, the pilot let controllers know he was making a precautionary landing," Lunsford said. "Mechanics are at the site checking out the helicopter now."
The Klein and Spring volunteer fire departments were initially called to the scene, through Spring officials were called off.
Scott Schoonover, public information officer for the Spring Volunteer Fire Department, said that the helicopter was upright.
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