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Runway excursion after PIC of a landing B737-300 loses nosewheel steering control and aircraft goes off side of runway at pit, PA.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 621352 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200406 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pit.airport |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 2000 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 10000 |
| ASRS Report | 621352 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical excursion : runway inflight encounter : birds other anomaly other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Airport Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Landing on runway 10L at pit, heard loud 'bang' as soon as touchdown occurred. Spoilers and reversers used normally. Autobrake was on MEL so I initiated braking. Aircraft started to drift right and left rudder, maximum left reverse could not stop drift. First officer got on brakes with me but drift could not be stopped. Aircraft rolled off paved surface nose gear and right main in the grass. Postflt revealed bird debris in nose gear with steering cable snapped. Fire crew responded and passenger deplaned left aft door down airstairs onto bus. No injuries to any passenger or crew. WX was overcast, visibility 8 mi, rain, wind 180 degrees at 5 KTS. Bird was found at approach end of runway.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RWY EXCURSION AFTER PIC OF A LNDG B737-300 LOSES NOSEWHEEL STEERING CTL AND ACFT GOES OFF SIDE OF RWY AT PIT, PA.
Narrative: LNDG ON RWY 10L AT PIT, HEARD LOUD 'BANG' AS SOON AS TOUCHDOWN OCCURRED. SPOILERS AND REVERSERS USED NORMALLY. AUTOBRAKE WAS ON MEL SO I INITIATED BRAKING. ACFT STARTED TO DRIFT R AND L RUDDER, MAX L REVERSE COULD NOT STOP DRIFT. FO GOT ON BRAKES WITH ME BUT DRIFT COULD NOT BE STOPPED. ACFT ROLLED OFF PAVED SURFACE NOSE GEAR AND R MAIN IN THE GRASS. POSTFLT REVEALED BIRD DEBRIS IN NOSE GEAR WITH STEERING CABLE SNAPPED. FIRE CREW RESPONDED AND PAX DEPLANED L AFT DOOR DOWN AIRSTAIRS ONTO BUS. NO INJURIES TO ANY PAX OR CREW. WX WAS OVCST, VISIBILITY 8 MI, RAIN, WIND 180 DEGS AT 5 KTS. BIRD WAS FOUND AT APCH END OF RWY.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.