FAA won't fine erratic drunk pilot - Philadelphia

FAA won't fine erratic pilot

The Federal Aviation Administration will levy no further
penalties against John V. Salamone, who disrupted air traffic
when he flew his single-engine plane erratically through
Philadelphia airspace in January, allegedly while drunk.

However, Salamone should stand trial on criminal charges of
reckless endangerment and risking a catastrophe, a Montgomery
County judge ruled yesterday.

The FAA won't fine Salamone for violating FAA regulations during
his flight from Pottstown to Atlantic City on Jan. 15, Thomas J.
Lahovski, an aviation safety inspector with the FAA, testified in
Montgomery County Court during a hearing on criminal charges
filed against Salamone by state prosecutors.

"These are the only proceedings," Lahovski said. "They have
decided not to impose civil penalties."

FULL STORY PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER MAR 31 04
http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/n...printstory.jsp