It was five years ago today that a U.S. Airways plane landed in the Hudson River after a bird strike knocked out its engineSCOTT PELLEY, JEFF PEGUES
On January 15, 2009, US Airways flight 1549 crash-landed on the Hudson River in New York City. Several large geese had flown into its engines and caused both of them___(fail). Due to a combination of pilot skill and pure luck, everyone on the plane___(survive) the accident. Although...
In January 2009, I had a front-row seat on Flight 1549, the plane that crash-landed in the Hudson River in New York. Now let me tell you the three things I learned when the silence came. First, I thought about all the people I wanted to reach out to but didn’t. I thought ...
HARRISON, N.J. (AP) --The plane that landed safely on theHudson Rivermore than two years ago is about to begin the slow journey to its final destination. The US Airways jet has been housed in a warehouse in northern New Jersey since its splash-landing that was dubbed"The Miracle on t...
Ric Elias had a 1D seat on Flight 1549, the plane that crash-landed in the Hudson River in New York in January 2009. He shares three things he learned about himself that day. He learned that it all changes in an instant. And he no longer wants to postpone anything in life. ...
With no power, the captain attempted the impossible: to land in the Hudson River. The plane cleared the George Washington Bridge by less than 900 feet before eventually gliding into the water. The way it hit it was very slow, soft and smooth. ...
Surviving a water crash has proven to be extremely rare throughout the history of aviation. When a US Airways flight successfully landed on the Hudson River in 2009, it was considered a miracle. However, that same year, an Air France flight crashed into the ocean at 180 feet per secon...
On January 15, 2009, US Airways flight 1549 crash-landed on the Hudson River in New York City. Several large geese had flown into its engines and caused both of them1(fail). Due to a combination of pilot skill and pure luck, everyone on the plane2(survive) the accident. ...
On Thursday 15 January, a US Airways plane with 155 people on board landed on the icy waters of the Hudson River after a bird strike upon takeoff.After a flock of birds struck the plane, both engines were damaged and passengers heard a loud bang and smelled smoke. The pilot then radio...
On T hursday 15 January 2009, a US Airways plane with 155 people on board landed on the icy waters of the Hudson River after a bird strike upon takeoff.After a flock of birds struck the plane, both engines were damaged and passengers heard a loud bang and smelled smoke. T he pilot ...