European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 19, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday. September 19, 1991 the stars and stripes Page 7 shuttle makes night Landing at Edwards Edwards fab. Calif. A space shuttle discovery glided through a dark sky and landed in California with five astronauts Early wednesday after had weather prevented a return to Florida. Discovery circled the world nearly 81 times and travelled 2,193,282 Miles. The winged spaceship touched Down on the Concrete strip at the Mojave desert base at 12 38 . Put heralded by its customary twin sonic booms. During the five Day Mission commanded by John Creighton the astronauts put a satellite in orbit to study Earth a shrinking Ozone layer. A we re glad to have you Back discovery. Your Mission will pave the Way for a better understanding of our planet Earth a Mission controls John Casper said. Nasa had planned to bring the spaceship Home to Kennedy space Center in Cape canaveral fla., in the first night Landing of a shuttle there. But Clouds moved in prompting Nasa first to delay Landing for l1/ hours and then to Detour the spacecraft to  collision kills one Knox ind. Apr two freight trains collided head on and caught fire tuesday killing a locomotive Engineer and critically injuring a crewman authorities said. Fumes from burning Fulfur forced about 100 evacuations. It took firefighters More than six hours to find the engineers body. A survivor was found trapped under wreckage nearly four hours after the crash. A it s amazing How he was Able to survive As Long As he did a said state police sgt. Jerry Parker. A the was surrounded by  the crewman was in fair condition at Parkview Hospital in fort Wayne. Four other Railroad employees suffered minor injuries and five firefighters were treated for smoke inhalation and heat exhaustion. The Norfolk Southern trains collided in a Rural area about 40 Miles Southwest of South Bend when the eastbound train failed to change tracks said Kelly Stem Nock of the state emergency management Agency. A somewhere along the line there must have been a switching problem someplace because these trains both ended up discovery hurtled Over the Pacific Ocean then Oregon and Down the Middle of California on its Way to Edwards. A Kennedy Landing would have sent the ship on a spectacular plunge like a shooting Star Over Canada and the Midwest. About 600 people had gathered at Kennedy to Welcome discovery Home including the astronauts families. The astronauts worked night owl hours during the Mission whose evening liftoff sept. 12 and nighttime Landing were dictated by the precisely timed re tease of nasal supper atmosphere research satellite on sunday. Thrusters began boosting the satellite tuesday toward a 372-mile-High orbit where it will study the Ozone layer. All eight previous Florida touchdowns were during the Day. Shuttles landed four times before in darkness at Edwards. Nasa restored Kennedy a status As the first Choice for Landing three months ago to save time and Money. Creighton said the risk involved in Landing at night is slightly higher. But he said he has spent the past year training with Pilot Kenneth Reightler or. For a night touchdown. Quot Quot we Shoih feel confident that Well be Able to bring the shuttle in right on the Money Quot Creighton said during a radio interview monday. Creighton said the journey deepened his appreciation of the environment. Quot when you look out at the horizon and von see the atmosphere and it looks Only about an Inch thick Vou realize just How fragile this planet can be and we better take care of  Creighton told listeners of  King s talk show. Creighton and his Crew yielded questions from 13 callers. What a thrill exclaimed a Man from Midpines culit., before asking about the shuttle rockets noxious effect on the Ozone layer. Officials Survey the scene after two trains collided head on tuesday near Knox ind., and burst into flames prompting evacuations on the same track going in opposite directions a Parker said. The circumstances of the crash were under investigation. Four engines and five cars derailed said Bob Auman a spokesman at Norfolk Southern in Roanoke a. Fire erupted in the eastbound trains three engines and one of its 95 tank cars carrying Fulfur As Well As in the westbound trains engine and one of its seven ears Auman said. Police closed a six mile stretch of state route 8, and about pm residents within two Miles of the Accident were evacuated for a few hours because of concerns about burning Fulfur said state police sgt. Peter Popplewell. The eastbound train out of Chicago was hound for while Springs fla., and the westbound train was heading from Buffalo n.y., to Chicago Auman said. Alan Pollack of the National transportation Satty Board in Washington said a team of eight investigators was dispatched to the scene. The Federal Railroad administration also was investigating. Engine fell off commuter plane before crash killed 14 aboard Houston apr an engine fell off a commuter air plane before it crashed into a farm Field last week killing All 14 people aboard investigators said tuesday. But it Wasny to Clear whether that caused the crash or was just another sign the plane was in trouble. Investigators have already said an in flight fire and the failure by maintenance workers to replace 43 screws on part of the plane contributed to the crash. A the plane on a 11 hour bight from Laredo to Houston nose dived into a Field sept. Ii near Eagle Lake about 75 Miles West of Houston. A a it a Clear the Continental express plane fell apart in the seconds before Impact a said Brent Bahler a spokesman Tor the National transportation safety Board in Washington. The brazilian made. Embraer-120 twin engine Turboprop air plane lost its left engine left Wing horizontal Stabi Lizer and a 9-loot de icing attachment Bahler said. Investigators discovered last week that 43 screws were missing from the de icing Boot attached to the horizontal Stabilizer on the planets Tail. The omission contributed to the loss of the Boot and Stabilizer they said. The screws were removed during routine maintenance work the Day before the crash hut were not replaced. Three maintenance workers were suspended by Continental. Other workers were reassigned to non maintenance duties. Continental has completed ail inspection of All 34 of its Emb-120s, airline spokesman Dave Messing said monday. Quot on the Day of the crash every one of those planes were gone Over with a Fine tooth comb and there were no problems  he said. Officials finished their investigation of the crash site monday. Probe shows Pilot error Likely caused Heinz crash Washington a poor judgment tin the part of a helicopter Crew and an air plane Pilot probably led to tile midair collision near Philadelphia that killed sen. John Heinz r-pa., and six others in april Federal safety investigators concluded tuesday. The National transportation safety Board also determined that the charter company flying Heinz Lycoming air services inc. Of Williamsport pa., had inadequately trained the Pilot and that poor training contributed to the Accident. On a unanimous vote the Board approved a report that detailed a series of questionable in Light decisions and Maneu vers by the pilots that led up to the crash which occurred Al noon m Clear weather april 4. The crash killed Heinz the Lour pilots of the two aircraft and two 6-year-old schoolgirls on the ground. Lycoming s Pilot had radioed that an instrument Light had failed to confirm its nose Landing gear was in place. I he Crew of the helicopter owned he Sun co., volunteered to approach the twin engine Piper Aerostat to inspect the Landing gear. After taking a look the helicopter Crew and Tower controllers said the gear appeared ready. The crash occurred when the helicopter went track for another look. The Board concluded that the planets Captain Treiul m. Stag ii would have been Able to see the reflection of the nose gear in die propeller spinners and that a there was no additional information that could Fie gamed by flying by the lower or front an in flight  Gary i. Harris an attorney for Lycoming air declined to comment on the Board s conclusions. Stan Brahis a Sun co. Attorney maintained the helicopter pilots were blameless