Collision With Bird Causes US Airways Jet To Veer Off Runway

[matcom]

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PITTSBURGH -- A US Airways jet struck a bird after landing early Monday and veered off a runway at Pittsburgh International Airport because the mishap disabled a steering mechanism, authorities said.

The Boeing 737 carrying 92 passengers from Charlotte, N.C., became mired in mud around 3:30 a.m. The region had experienced some heavy storms early Monday morning.

The passengers had to be taken by bus to the terminal, where they waited several more hours for their luggage. No one was injured, but a number of passengers complained that no one told them what had happened.

Flight 1076 had already been delayed in North Carolina because of storms.

http://www.wftv.com/travelgetaways/3416393/detail.html

[MikeG]

1. It wasn't my avatar, they can't fly.

[lanparty]

3. Turkeys CAN fly ...

They just can't fly very far.

[lanparty]

2. Disabled "steering" ?????

"Kudwa said the bird was a turkey, but airport spokeswoman JoAnn Jenny said crews found a dead owl beside the runway. "


Bullshit!!!! A bird disabled the steering on the front wheel?????

The pilot freaked out and veered off the runway. The "steering disabled" story is just a cover to avoid bad publicity from having an errant pilot. There is NO WAY a bird sheered a steel cable. Birds are EXTREMELY light weight. Any sufficient speed and the bird would literally be cut IN HALF by a steel cable fit to put on an airplane.

The most telling tale is that the crews found an owl instead of the TURKEY that the airline spokesperson reported.