21.   In many of those incidents, pilots reported a mysterious pulsing or kicking sensation in the rudder pedal.

22.   Nothing nearly as serious has occurred in the New Orleans area, though river pilots reported trickier navigation because of the high current and heavy silt.

23.   Officials later said a pilot had reported erroneously that he was being followed by other aircraft.

24.   Officials with the Federal Aviation Administration said the pilot reported engine problems before the crash.

25.   One official said the pilot reported problems with his landing gear.

26.   Pilots were reporting poor visibility due to haze, he said.

27.   Pilots sometimes reported seeing strange, enormous lights over thunderstorms.

28.   Pentagon officials could not confirm that the missile destroyed the radar, but the pilot reported that the radar emissions stopped after he fired the missile.

29.   Radar showed that the flight was operating in light to moderate icing, but the pilots did not report any problems.

30.   Pilots had reported wind shear in the area before the incident.