Xjet skids off runway
 

WX at the time:

KMLI 291852Z 15007KT 10SM CLR 26/14 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP170 T02560139
KMLI 291752Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 24/13 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP172 T02440128 10244 20144 58003

Someone sent me this. Maybe an uncommanded steering issue??


QCOnline : United flight off runway at Quad-City airport; no injuries

I hope so for the crew's sake.

Yeah, the metar doesn't offer any promising alibis.

backseat quarterbacking
 

"Hard landing" + veering = blown tire? Glad everyone is ok.

What would lead you to believe one is needed/necessary?

Always nice when the benefit of the doubt is given :rolleyes:

Probably the most statiscally prevalent contributing factor to departure from paved surfaces - - contaminated runways.
Why do you think another poster even looked at/posted the METAR from the time of the mishap?

USMCFLYR

"It's best left to the professionals to evaluate," he said.

Are you aware of the history of the aircraft and it's uncommanded nosewheel steering tendencies?

As well as the XJT's requirement for a memory item dealing with such?

So I'll ask you the same, what makes you think a alibi is necessary? To add, do you have the facts to make a determination as to what the cause was? Does a nice/happy METAR mean NOTHING else could have happened :rolleyes:

That scenario is given on A LOT of PCs. Also, look at how narrow the runway is there.