What happened
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Pilot made emergency landing on highway in Sterling, CO, due to fuel epletion. During emergency approach aircraft struck power lines. Aircraft sustained damage to left wing tip and left aileron, vertical fin and aft cabin window, as well as damage to propeller. Pilot pushed aircraft to gas station on highway, fueled aircraft and obtained assistance from police to close highway to automobile traffic so that he could depart using highway. Aircraft was flown to jefferson county airport, (bjc) in the damaged, unairworthy condition. Pilot did not have aircraft inspected by a certified a/p mechanic prior to his departure from the gighway in Sterling. Additionally, the aircraft was not certified to utilize automotive fuel.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING ON HIGHWAY IN STERLING, CO, DUE TO FUEL EPLETION. DURING EMERGENCY APPROACH AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWER LINES. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO LEFT WING TIP AND LEFT AILERON, VERTICAL FIN AND AFT CABIN WINDOW, AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO PROPELLER. PILOT PUSHED AIRCRAFT TO GAS STATION ON HIGHWAY, FUELED AIRCRAFT AND OBTAINED ASSISTANCE FROM POLICE TO CLOSE HIGHWAY TO AUTOMOBILE TRAFFIC SO THAT HE COULD DEPART USING HIGHWAY. AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN TO JEFFERSON COUNTY AIRPORT, (BJC) IN THE DAMAGED, UNAIRWORTHY CONDITION. PILOT DID NOT HAVE AIRCRAFT INSPECTED BY A CERTIFIED A/P MECHANIC PRIOR TO HIS DEPARTURE FROM THE GIGHWAY IN STERLING. ADDITIONALLY, THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT CERTIFIED TO UTILIZE AUTOMOTIVE FUEL.
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