Originally Posted by aa73

As mentioned previously, pressure to make sign-in/departure time can really lead to unsafe situations. Case in point, back in the 80s a commuting Eastern captain was trying to land at Tampa early one foggy morning in his twin Aztec, rushing to make his flight. He missed the approach once and tried again....except the second time he went below mins and landed on the taxiway...and right into a taxiing Pan Am 727, killing him in the process.