US Airways Flight 1549 made a miraculous emergency landing in the Hudson River on this day in history, Jan. 15, 2009. The maneuver occurred shortly after the US Airways Airbus A320 aircraft le…
US Airways Flight 1549 made a miraculous emergency landing in the Hudson River on this day in history, Jan. 15, 2009.
Skiles, who was a newly transferred pilot to the aircraft, had more than 20,000 flying hours in total.Shortly after takeoff — nearly 4.5 miles from the airport — the plane was confronted by a flock of Canadian geese.Getty Images With a cool, level-headed reaction and quick thinking, Sullenberger took control of the aircraft, which Skiles had flown during takeoff.
Air Traffic Control swiftly offered options for an emergency landing at LaGuardia, but Sullenberger calculated that the plane wouldn’t make it. The aircraft was equipped for extended over-water use, according to simpleflying.com, which meant there were full life vest provisions and the exit slides could be detached and used as rafts.Fourteen New York Waterway ferries responded and rescued 143 passengers, while the U.S. Coast Guard and FDNY saved the 12 other passengers and crew members.
All passengers were removed from the water and the aircraft by 3:55 p.m., only 24 minutes after ditching. All 155 people aboard the plane survived the landing.
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