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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 isn't good. >> bill knows there's 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 soon becomes apparent to bill he's going to need to find a different solution. >> so my choice...

>> 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 your lights on, your camera goes on. we were providing lights for trooper linak and normally you'd ...

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 you'd turn your camera off. but being that i was new to the job, i forgot to turn the camera off. >> up above, bill leff f...

>> 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 isn't good. >> bill knows there's 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 he's going to need to find a different solution. >> so my choices were parking lots, housing developments and b...

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 he's 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 shoulder of the road helping a disabled vehicle. >> i was dispatched for a motor home with a flat tire. w...