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Warbird makes emergency landing on Highway 41
Two people escaped injuries when their 1951 T-6 Texan airplane made an emergency landing on Highway 41 Sunday by Fond du Lac.
The Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Department said the plane was piloted by the aircraft's owner, William Leff, and his son, Gregory Leff, was a passenger. The plane was en route to the Experimental Aircraft Association AirVenture 2007 that starts today at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh.
The Leffs had just attended an air show in Peoria, Ill. and were flying to Oshkosh.Authorities did not have information on where the Leffs reside.
The plane landed safely on the northbound lane of Highway 41 just north of Military Road. The pilot landed the aircraft between two squad cars, bounced the aircraft off the ground over the second squad and a motorhome and then came to rest on Highway 41 in front of the Fond du Lac County Airport.
Authorities said they received a call at 7:43 p.m. of a plane that had lost its power and was going to make an emergency landing at the airport. Officials from the Sheriff’s Department, Wisconsin State Patrol and the Fond du Lac Fire Department responded to the scene.
“A person called and said that there was smoke as the plane came down,” said Andy Dothone, a Wisconsin State Patrol dispatcher in the Fond du Lac office.
Wisconsin State Patrol officers happened to be in the area and responded immediately, Dothone said.
Authorities said the plane received minor damage to its right wing from striking a bridge marker post after landing. The plane was towed down Rolling Meadows Drive back to the airport grounds.
