WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA - Test results are expected Tuesday in the case of a pilot suspected of drinking alcohol before he was supposed to fly a plane from Wilmington, North Carolina, to Atlanta. <br>
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The unidentified pilot for a regional airline was stopped Sunday by a Wilmington security screener after she said she smelled alcohol on the pilot's breath. <br>
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The airline and federal aviation authorities are awaiting tests from a hospital to determine whether the pilot was intoxicated. Airline spokesman Kent Landers says the pilot has returned to Georgia and is on paid leave. <br>
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ASA Flight 4240 to Atlanta had 27 passengers that had not yet boarded the airplane when the pilot was detained. They were booked on other flights.
