Airbus in Hudson River

[Chalenge]

Shortly after takeoff from LaGuardia to Charlotte:

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D95NQBFO0&show_article=1

Early reports say a bird strike damaged the engine(s).

[druski85]

Wow   

I need to call a couple buddies in NYC methinks 

[bongaroo]

Just read and saw the live feed on ABC.  Hope everyone made it out.

[oakranger]

I just saw that.  Sure must have been a ride them people. 

[crazyivan]

think all made it out safely.  brrrrr.   Double bird strike Seaguls ?

[Gman]

Wow, good for those Pilots.  There have been very few successful water landings by large commercial birds as I understand it, and to get everyone off ok to boot is nothing less than incredible.

[zoozoo]

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/01/plane_crash_lands_in_hudson_ri.html
It reports the plane hit a flock of geese that took out both of the engines. At around 3 thousand feet, the plane had prepared ditch into the water. 
 

[Spikes]

http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,256400.0.html

[StokesAk]

Yea im watching it right now.

[Reschke]

According to the guy (passenger) just interviewed on CNN he said it seemed as smooth as possible for that type of landing. How he knows I can not guess but he said it was fairly smooth but they were bumped around quite a bit.


I can see the used aircraft for sale newsletter in the future:

For Sale: One former US Airways A320...Low air time and recently refurbished interior and exterior...some minor water damage....$5 million USD

[druski85]

According to the guy (passenger) just interviewed on CNN he said it seemed as smooth as possible for that type of landing. How he knows I can not guess but he said it was fairly smooth but they were bumped around quite a bit.


I can see the used aircraft for sale newsletter in the future:

For Sale: One former US Airways A320...Low air time and recently refurbished interior and exterior...some minor water damage....$5 million USD

That buyout or starting bid?   

Early reports say a bird strike damaged the engine(s).

ace pilots.

[crazyivan]

That buyout or starting bid?   

ace pilots.

hording ace pilots!

  to the early responders!

[JunkyII]

I heard everyone got out and they might salvage the plane but last i saw it was under water, if anyone watchs CNN I blame it on them because earlier this week they had a news report saying we havnt had a commercial plane crash in 2 years..... they didnt knock on wood

[druski85]

I heard everyone got out and they might salvage the plane but last i saw it was under water, if anyone watchs CNN I blame it on them because earlier this week they had a news report saying we havnt had a commercial plane crash in 2 years..... they didnt knock on wood

They may be able to pull the plane out of the water relatively quickly, but it will take HOURS to remove that foot from their mouth.   

[Ack-Ack]

I heard everyone got out and they might salvage the plane but last i saw it was under water, if anyone watchs CNN I blame it on them because earlier this week they had a news report saying we havnt had a commercial plane crash in 2 years..... they didnt knock on wood

Plane is only partially submerged.  The Coast Guard and Harbor Patrol boats that responded managed to tie up with the plane to keep it from sinking completely.  They are now working on a plan to tow the plane out of the main shipping channel in the river and then figure out a way to recover it.

On a side note, those life rafts in the plane apparently didn't hold up so well, from what one of the witnesses that was interviewed, he mentioned that quite a few (including the one he was one) were taking on water and sinking or had sunk.


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