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Jan 10, 2024 · The Airbus A320 had catastrophically hit a flock of geese shortly after takeoff and was about to attempt a landing in the river that would soon become known as the Miracle on the Hudson. Disaster had struck right after US Airways Flight 1549 took off from LaGuardia Airport.
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In August 2010, aeronautical chart publisher Jeppesen issued a humorous approach plate titled "Hudson Miracle APCH", dedicated to the five crew of Flight 1549 and annotated "Presented with Pride and Gratitude from your friends at Jeppesen".
Sep 12, 2024 · US Airways flight 1549, flight of a passenger airliner that made an emergency landing in the Hudson River on January 15, 2009, shortly after taking off from LaGuardia Airport in New York City, which resulted in no fatalities. The event made a national hero of pilot Chesley (‘Sully’) Sullenberger.
Aug 28, 2020 · What happened? On 15 January, 2009, Flight 1549 was scheduled to fly from New York’s LaGuardia Airport to Charlotte, North Carolina, and continue on to Seattle.
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US Airways1549 (or to use its callsign, Cactus 1549) was scheduled from La Guardia, New York City to Charlotte, North Carolina on the afternoon of January 15th, 2009. The flight was operated by an Airbus A320(registration N106US), powered by two General Electric CFM56 engines. This was delivered new to US Airways in August 1999. In charge of the fl...
The pre-flight and initial take-off run was normal. Early in the climb, the aircraft hit a flock of birds(Canada geese). This was so significant that it obscured the pilots' windscreen view. Impact was at a height of just under 3,000 feet and a distance of around 4.5 miles from the airport. Almost immediately, both engines shut down, but the aircra...
After passing over the George Washington Bridge at just 900 feet, the aircraft ditched in the Hudson at 3:31 pm. The flight had lasted around five minutes. Such an unpowered water landing is, of course, extremely dangerous, and the success of this justifies the much-used phrase of "miracle on the Hudson." There are procedures for water landings, or...
Following the crash, there was, of course, a full National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigation. This looked at all piloting and technical aspects of the incident and ditching and made several recommendations for improvements. Ultimately it was determined that the probable cause was "the ingestion of large birds into each engine, which ...
As is usual following such incidents, the investigation made recommendations for further safety improvements. The NTSB report made 34 such recommendations. These included (again, see the reportfor all recommendations): 1. Changes to bird strike testing and engine certification. Crucial here was the large size of the birds and the low speed. The inv...
Unusually for an aircraft involved in a crash, the airframe has been preserved. After many accidents, the aircraft is often badly damaged with limited future for the airframe after the investigation. Following the investigation conclusion, it was put up for auction but was not purchased. Eventually, in June 2011, it was donated to the Carolinas Avi...
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Jan 15, 2019 · It's been 10 years since a heroic pilot managed to save the lives of all of his passengers by crash landing into New York's Hudson River. Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger's quick thinking...
Mar 15, 2011 · On January 15, 2009, a potential disaster turns into a heroic display of skill and composure when Captain Chesley Burnett Sullenberger III safely lands the plane he was piloting on New York City...
