11.   An official of the local municipal office crashed after an apparent aborted landing attempt.

12.   An official at the local municipal office said the plane crashed after an apparent aborted landing attempt.

13.   Fishermen who witnessed the accident said the pilot was on his second landing attempt when the plane hit some trees and went into the water.

14.   Greek media suggested that the pilot, Capt. Leonid Vcherashny, may had become lost after aborting his first landing attempt.

15.   He aborts his landing attempt just in time and disappears back into the smoky clouds created by fires on the ground to try again later.

16.   He said the pilot had been apprehensive because of limited visibility caused by a thunderstorm during the first landing attempt.

17.   It was coming from the Benin capital of Cotonou, and was on a second landing attempt when it plunged into a swamp.

18.   McCorkle said it appears in retrospect that the pilots should have broken off their approaches to the airport and circled for another landing attempt.

19.   Shakeeb, an experienced pilot, circled Bahrain International Airport once, then aborted his landing attempt without explanation, according to Gulf Air officials.

20.   The businessman, who was hospitalized with head and arms injuries, said he heard women passengers screaming when the plane made it second landing attempt.