Scott Linak News Today

Smoothly. i even commented to my son on how good things were. >> but things change quickly. 20 mimes south of oshkosh, over fond du lac, the engine dies. >> the engine totally quit at that point. the engine was shaking pretty violently. >> the plane loses altitude quickly. >> to be honest with you, the first thought came to my mind is this isnt good. >> bill knows theres a small airport in fond du lac. i called fond du lac tower. they cleared me to land on any runway if i could get there. >> but...

>> it was the clearest open piece of pavement that i could get the airplane down on. >> but on the highway, traffic is heavy with people en route to the air show. state trooper scott linak is on the shoulder of the road helping a disabled vehicle. >> i was dispatched for a motor home with a flat tire. we were trying to get as many people as we could to move over to give him space to change the tire. >> just behind rookie trooper chris and his supervisor luke newman assist linak. >> when you turn...

Is heavy with people en route to the air show. state trooper scott linak is on the shoulder of the road helping a disabled vehicle. >> i was dispatched for a motor home with a flat tire. we were trying to get as many people as we could to move over to give him space to change the tire. >> just behind rookie trooper chris and his supervisor luke newman assist linak. >> when you turn your lights on, your camera goes on. we were providing lights for trooper linak and normally youd turn your camera ...

>> the engine totally quit at that point. there was smoke coming down the side of the airplane and the engine was shaking pretty violently. >> the plane loses altitude quickly. >> to be honest with you, the first thought came to my mind is this isnt good. >> bill knows theres a small airport in fond du lac. >> i immediately turned towards fond du lac airport and called fond du lac tower. they cleared me to land on any runway if i could get there. >> it soon becomes apparent to bill hes going to ...

I called fond du lac tower. they cleared me to land on any runway if i could get there. >> it soon becomes apparent to bill hes going to need to find a different solution. >> so my choices were parking lots, housing developments and buildings. >> but then bill spots another option. highway 41. >> it was the clearest open piece of pavement that i could get the airplane down on. >> but on the highway, traffic is heavy with people en route to the air show. state trooper scott linak is on the should...

>> but things change quickly. 20 miles south of oshkosh over fond du lac, the engine dies. >> the engine totally quit at that point. the engine was shaking pretty violently. >> the plane loses altitude quickly. >> to be honest with you, the first thought came to my mind is this isnt good. >> bill knows theres a small airport in fond du lac. i called fond du lac tower. they cleared me to land on any runway if i could get there. >> it soon becomes apparent to bill hes going to need to find a diffe...

Dies. >> the engine totally quit at that point. there was smoke coming down the side of the airplane. the engine was shaking pretty violently. >> the plane loses altitude quickly. >> to be honest with you, the first thought came to my mind is this isnt good. >> bill knows theres a small airport in fond du lac. >> i called fond du lac tower. they cleared me to land on any runway if i could get there. >> it soon becomes apparent to bill hes going to need to find a different solution. >> so my choi...