European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 05, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday november 5, 1994 the stars and stripes Page 5 bless with autopilot reported Roselawn ind. A the Pilot of an american Eagle atr-72 plane that encountered turbulence and icing the same night that a similar plane crashed said the automatic Pilot made his planer Oil More than usual. In the Wake of the crash american Eagle announced thursday that it is prohibiting All its at planes from flying in autopilot in icing conditions while Federal officials investigate the crash. The prohibition is a precaution j said company spokesman Marty Heires. The plane. That crashed american Eagle flight 4184 from Indianapolis to Chicago was on autopilot when it rolled to the right flipped upside Down and plummeted to Earth killing All 68 people aboard. The toll included at least 17 peo ple from foreign countries and one sol Dier sgt. Jason a. Mcgee who was stationed at Bamberg Germany. The Pilot of the first plane said the air Craft was buffeted by High winds and he Felt a shudder As he turned right while approaching South Bend about 60 Miles Northeast of Roselawn where flight 4184 crashed. A a athe Pilot stated the autopilot was on and it tended to Roll the aircraft further into the right turn at the time the Buffet ing occurred Jim Hall chairman of the National transportation safety Board said thursday. The Pilot also reported that he found half Inch of ice on both wings Nosb investigator Greg Feith said twas impossible to determine if the Auto Pilot had anything to do with the crash. The company also reminded its at pilots to keep flaps Flat at Zero degrees when in a holding pattern. The Fla son flight 4184, which was in a holding Sitter while waiting to land at Chicago s Hare International Airport were at ,15degrees. The twin engine Turboprop was descending from 10,000 feet to 8,000 fee when a warning device indicated that it was flying too fast to have its flaps extended Gance of of a far Mon son los Angeles a when the airline said there would be a $35 penalty to change her flight plans Maria Peterson agreed to pay. She did t know it was the Price of her life and that of her2-year-old son. The Santa Barbara woman had been booked on american Eagle flight 4184, which crashed monday in route from Indianapolis to Chicago killing All 68 people aboard. Peterson in Indiana for a Friend s wedding changed her plans after the Bride and two other friends persuade her to drive with them to Chicago instead of flying. Dropping one leg of her flight she still needed to catch an american airlines flight from Chicago to los Angeles was Teasy. The airline people gave Nie a hard time Peterson said in a Telephone interview with the associated said if you Don t use a portion of the ticket it voids the whole after arguing with a supervisor she wrangled a Deal for the $35 penalty. American airlines never collected the fee a a they just looked at me funny when checked in at Chicago she said. I was waiting for them to say you owe us $35. But the woman just told me to go right on the Maria Peterson holds her son Christopher in Santa Barbara calif., on tuesday Aday after american Eagle flight 4184 crashed in Indiana. Peterson and her son were supposed to be on the ill fated flight to Chicago but changed travel plans. Peterson did t learn the Fate of flight 4184 until she got Home in Santa Barbara about 120 Miles North of Losangeles. Her husband who knew she had switched her plans greeted her and their son Christopher in the driveway. I told her she would have been killed said Eric Peterson. She though tit was a bad joke and i was making it Maria Peterson said she kept asking her husband you re kidding right but then i saw his face and i knew he was t making it up. I grabbed hold of him and hugged him and my shards describe the feeling knowing you could have lost your whole family her husband said. My son and my wife who is two months s been an emotional roller coaster ride. We be seen the pieces of that flight scattered across a Field. It could have been As the pilots retracted the flaps plane rolled sharply to the right. The cockpit voice recorder shows that a warn ing sounded alerting the pilots that the autopilot had disengaged during the Roll. The plane s de icing system was turned on 16 minutes before the plane started to fall Hall said. Investigators Don t know whether there was ice on the wings i think it s significant to note that returned it on at 16 minutes Hail said. I m sure he had some reason to turn Iton. Ice can reduce lift and increase the Speed of a plane causing it to stall Ordrop suddenly. ice on the wings was blamed for the1987 crash of an italian atr-42 that crashed shortly after Takeoff from Milan Italy killing 37 people. Deaf can move near noisy Ai Toledo mayor says by Robin Erb Toledo Blade Toledo Ohio the City s deaf might not be As annoyed by the noise from Toledo express Airport so Why not offer them Homes there that others Are fleeing that s the suggestion this week from mayor carry Finkbeiner who took the idea from a citizen s letter. I think there May be people out there inter ested in living in a Nice Home if the noise Factor was hot going to be a problem Finkbeiner said after a meeting wednesday in which he brought up the idea to his top staff member s. With an increasing number of flights in and out of the Airport neighbors repeatedly Jive complained about the noise. Public Money 90 percent Federal funds and 10 percent Toledo Lucas county port authority Money has been used to buy Homes near the Airport because of Jet noise. Several High ranking City staff members complained about the
