What happened
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(-23) On June 14, 2004, us airways' aircraft N393US, a Boeing 737-3B7, operated as flight 1076 from charlotte, north carolina to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (pit). At approximately 3:15 am local time, the aircraft landed in pit on runway 10L. At touchdown, the aircraft struck an owl in the area of the nose gear. The aircraft proceeded to veer off the runway. The aircraft came to rest with the nose gear and the right main gear off the side of the runway. Preliminary investigation indicates an owl struck the nose wheel section and severed a nose gear steering cable causing the aircraft to lose nose wheel steering capabilities. There were 88 passengers and a crew of five on-board. The flight crew decided not to conduct an emergency evacuation and no one was injured through the deceleration and stop. There appears to be n aircraft damage other than the broken steering cable.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JUNE 14, 2004, US AIRWAYS' AIRCRAFT N393US, A BOEING 737-3B7, OPERATED AS FLIGHT 1076 FROM CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA TO PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA (PIT). AT APPROXIMATELY 3:15 AM LOCAL TIME, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN PIT ON RUNWAY 10L. AT TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK AN OWL IN THE AREA OF THE NOSE GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED TO VEER OFF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST WITH THE NOSE GEAR AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION INDICATES AN OWL STRUCK THE NOSE WHEEL SECTION AND SEVERED A NOSE GEAR STEERING CABLE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO LOSE NOSE WHEEL STEERING CAPABILITIES. THERE WERE 88 PASSENGERS AND A CREW OF FIVE ON-BOARD. THE FLIGHT CREW DECIDED NOT TO CONDUCT AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION AND NO ONE WAS INJURED THROUGH THE DECELERATION AND STOP. THERE APPEARS TO BE N AIRCRAFT DAMAGE OTHER THAN THE BROKEN STEERING CABLE.
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