European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 9, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday november 9,1986 the stars and stripes Page 5 fog scared off 2 pilots before Tampa crash Washington a shorty before a private plane  landed on a uni Way and slammed into commercial Jet at the Tampa Airport two other Ilou concerned about poor visibility decided against Landing in the fog officials Aid Friday. The Potol of the Small Piper Apache a Veteran East Ern Avilina Captain was killed in the collision Early thursday and several of the 23 people aboard the pan american world airways Boeing 727, which was awaiting Takeoff were slightly injured. Inv Skaton have yet to deter Nije what led the Pilot Wium Bain 56. A 21-year Veteran at Eastern to mistakenly land on the uni Way which runs parallel and about 400 feet from the main Monway. But govern ment sources who spoke on the condition of anonymity said that he had been told a mile from the Airport that runway visibility was Well below minimum Safe Levels and that he probably mistook the taxiway Light forthe runway ugh is. "1 think the question is one of prudence. And not necessarily a violation of any regulations said on source dose to the investigation when asked whether the Pilot should have tried a Landing. Noting Bain s reputation As a prudent Veteran air line Captain and excellent Pilot who had been flying since he was 16 years old the source added there Aret Hugi Here thai Are hard to  Inver Ligayon provided Little detail about the two Pilott who chose not to land at the Tampa Airport. Joseph Nail who is heading the investigation into the Accident confirmed at a news conference in Tampa late Friday that two planes described As Cessna 172 and a dc-9, bad abandoned an approach to the Tampa Airport shortly before the Accident. Sources dose to the investigation said the dense fog was the reason the two pilots chose to land elsewhere. The investigators with the National transportation safety Board were expected to work another few Day sin Tampa and to examine air traffic control radar tapes to determine Why the plane which was on an instrument guided approach landed on the taxiway. According to the Federal aviation administration the Tampa air traffic controller told Bain about a mile from the Airport that runway visibility called rvs or runway visual Range was Only about 600 feet. Regulations Call for visibility of half a mile for a Small plane without special equipment to make a land the wreckage of to null plane is scattered round pan am jetliner after they collided on Tanpa e1&, tax Wiy. Ing although there is nothing that prohibits a Pilot from making a so called look and see approach until his Altitude reaches 200 feet if the runway or its lights Are not clearly visible at the 200-foot Altitude a Pilot must abandon his approach according to Faa regulations. Nosb investigator said they May never know whether Bain saw the runway lights at the 200-foot Altitude decision  some sources suggested that Bain might have  about being late for work and pressed ahead with the approach. While it is not specifically known Why Bain landed on the taxiway several aviation sources privately suggested one scenario the Pilot would have fixed his attention on his instruments during most of the approach careful to keep the plane lined up with the instrument guided Glide path. But when he reached the so called decision Altitude he had to turn his focus outside the cockpit and search for the runway lights. If those lights were not immediately visible the plane might have wan dered off its instrument guided path without the Pilot noticing. When he saw what he perceived to be runway lights they might Neve actually been the uni Way lights. Unhappy Sailor pays to have Finger chopped off Waukegan Iii. Up a Sailor paid his Roommate $100 to chop off his linger and Stab him in a robbery hoax that he hoped would get him out of the military police said Friday. Police were holding the injured Sailor Rory Bourgeois of Thibodaux la., and his Roommate John Knox of new York. The sailors stationed at great lakes naval base were charged with disorderly conduct and making a false police re port. Bourgeois and Knox both 20, con fessed to investigators thursday they concocted a phony robbery last week in which Knox chopped off Bourgeois right Index Finger with an axe and Slabbed him in the Chest then called police. Bourgeois told police he was unhappy with his assignment to great lakes about 20 Miles North of Chicago and recently discovered his Hometown girl Friend was cheating on him sgt. Bill bang said. Bourgeois who had enlisted in August told police he hoped he would be dismissed from the Navy because of his injuries. He was helping out his buddy bang said of Knox. And he was paid a Hundred dollars. He had the Finger in his locker. He told us he was going to make a necklace out of it police responding to the robbery re port oct. 30 found Bourgeois bleeding Ina Field near the Lake isl mail his Lin Ger had been levered and he had an Inch deep wound in his Chest. Bourgeois said he had been abducted by two men who robbed him Slabbed him and Cut off his Finger while stealing a ring from him. Great lakes spokesman Cape. Rich Ard Sloane said the history of servicemen mutilating themselves to gel out of the military goes Back to world War ii with men shooting their toes  naval investigators Are working with police on the Case and will take custody of Bourgeois and Knox when they Are released on Bond Sloane said. Military charges then could be filed against the sailors. Despite bourgeois1 dramatic display of his desire to get out of the Navy the Sailor s wish Willnow come True immediately Sloane said. I admit it s an extreme measure Sloane said. He Doest appear to be the Type of person we might want. But we retailing to Bear from the civilian hearing and review the Case. Theoretically his punishment could run from a verbal admonishment to being locked up 1 feared dead in hotel rubble Scranton a. A authorities searched the rubble of tin hotel Scranton on Friday for a resident muting and presumed dead after a fire destroyed the Rooming House and injured 12 people eight of them tire Highlen authorities said. The Maze broke out thursday night and raged for about five hours before it was brought under control. A Crane began removing Large sections of the build ing Friday  biggest concern is whether or not we got every body of staid fire chief Eugene Vrevich. Public safety director James Klee said fire officials believe the Blaze began on the second floor of the four Story Structure. The cause was not known. The red Cross provided housing in nearby hotels and Rooming Bouses for 70 of the 87 people who escaped from the hotel Scranton said Jin Collins executive director of the Scranton chapter. The 17 other sate staying with relatives she said. Klee said officials still were trying to determine precisely How Many people were living at the hotel More than a dozen tenants had to be rescued from the upper floors by firemen. People were hanging out the windows when we got Here said Klee. Reagan toughens child porn Law in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Nov. 9, 1946 science Magazine announced in new York that biochemists have developed a synthetic penicillin. 30 years ago today. Nov. 9. 19s6 Yugoslavia joined the growing group of . Members in new York demanding soviet troop withdrawal from Hungary. The first soviet bloc country to defy the Kremlin Yugoslavia said it oppose intervention of foreign forces in any country. Washington a president Reagan on Friday signed legislation that strengthens the Feder Al Law against child pornography by closing Legal loopholes. The measure amends a Section Ouw that prohibit the interstate transportation of children to engage in sexual activity for commercial purposes. Under the new Law. The ban will be extended to include the transportation of children across stale lines for the production of child pornography. Such films often Are made for private use by paedophiles rather than for commercial distribution which was covered by the original ban. The new Law Aiso bans advertising of child pornography or ads that solicit adults or offer children to participate in making the material. The legislation made changes recommended by congressional subcommittee which said it made no sense to ban child pornography and then allow the pornographic materials to be advertised. Nov. 9, 1966 Harvard University student demonstrators opposed to the Vietnam War threw them selves beneath a car carrying defense Secretary Robert Mcnamara forcing him out for a shouting  to years ago today. Nov. 9, 1976 in the top newspaper Sale in . History publisher . New Hogue paid $305 million for97 percent of the Michigan based Booth newspapers inc. 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