What happened
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The aircraft departed waukegan (kugn) airport for Aurora (karr) airport. Karr was reporting IFR conditions due to haze and smoke. The pilot decided to hold west of arr while he awaited a special VFR clearance. The pilot stated that he had set the power to 1900 RPM to maintain 90 knots, which is within the normal power operating range. The pilot also stated that the mixture was leaned as normal.
While the pilot was holding west of karr, the engine quit running, and the propeller stopped wind-milling. The aircraft does not have a starter, and the pilot was unable to get the engine restarted with the complete power loss in flight checklist. The checklist calls for the pilot to reach a minimum of 130 knots to get the propeller wind-milling. The pilot stated that he reached 165 knots, but the propeller did not wind-mill.
The pilot declared an emergency and elected to make an emergency landing on the westbound lanes of interstate 88. While landing on the westbound lanes of I-88, the right wing hit a pickup truck's left side. The aircraft then contacted the steel cables that are part of interstate dividing median. Both wings and the nose of the aircraft suffered damage. There was no post-accident fire. The pilot?s right foot was injured. The aircraft was removed from I-88 and trailered to karr.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED WAUKEGAN (KUGN) AIRPORT FOR AURORA (KARR) AIRPORT. KARR WAS REPORTING IFR CONDITIONS DUE TO HAZE AND SMOKE. THE PILOT DECIDED TO HOLD WEST OF ARR WHILE HE AWAITED A SPECIAL VFR CLEARANCE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD SET THE POWER TO 1900 RPM TO MAINTAIN 90 KNOTS, WHICH IS WITHIN THE NORMAL POWER OPERATING RANGE. THE PILOT ALSO STATED THAT THE MIXTURE WAS LEANED AS NORMAL.
WHILE THE PILOT WAS HOLDING WEST OF KARR, THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING, AND THE PROPELLER STOPPED WIND-MILLING. THE AIRCRAFT DOES NOT HAVE A STARTER, AND THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO GET THE ENGINE RESTARTED WITH THE COMPLETE POWER LOSS IN FLIGHT CHECKLIST. THE CHECKLIST CALLS FOR THE PILOT TO REACH A MINIMUM OF 130 KNOTS TO GET THE PROPELLER WIND-MILLING. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE REACHED 165 KNOTS, BUT THE PROPELLER DID NOT WIND-MILL.
THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND ELECTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE WESTBOUND LANES OF INTERSTATE 88. WHILE LANDING ON THE WESTBOUND LANES OF I-88, THE RIGHT WING HIT A PICKUP TRUCK'S LEFT SIDE. THE AIRCRAFT THEN CONTACTED THE STEEL CABLES THAT ARE PART OF INTERSTATE DIVIDING MEDIAN. BOTH WINGS AND THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED DAMAGE. THERE WAS NO POST-ACCIDENT FIRE. THE PILOT?S RIGHT FOOT WAS INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM I-88 AND TRAILERED TO KARR.
NTSB investigation
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