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Sullenberger retired on March 3, 2010, after thirty years with US Airways and its predecessor. At the end of his final flight he was reunited with Skiles and a number of the passengers from Flight 1549.<ref name="syracuse.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2010/03/miracle_on_the_hudson_pilot_ch.html|title='Miracle on the Hudson' pilot Chesley Sullenberger retires|work=syracuse.com}}</ref>
Sullenberger retired on March 3, 2010, after thirty years with US Airways and its predecessor. At the end of his final flight he was reunited with Skiles and a number of the passengers from Flight 1549.<ref name="syracuse.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2010/03/miracle_on_the_hudson_pilot_ch.html|title='Miracle on the Hudson' pilot Chesley Sullenberger retires|work=syracuse.com}}</ref>

==Media and popular culture==

The incident, within a heavily populated city during daylight at the start of evening rush hour, was unusual in leaving a [[real time (media)|real-time]] video and photographic record.<ref>http://culturewars.com/2011/Pilots.htm Unique Circumstances of The Ditching</ref> Video was recorded by several [[closed-circuit television]] cameras. Various television reports and documentaries produced soon afterwards contained extensive video of the ditching and rescue, and recorded interviews with the aircrew, passengers, rescuers, and other key participants. These included:
*Within 35 minutes of the crash, survivor Alberto Panero, contacted by a [[CNN]] producer on the scene, was interviewed live on-air by [[Wolf Blitzer]], giving his firsthand account.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1osGeJwwtQ "US Airways Flight 1549 crash into the Hudson Live NYC New York"]. [[YouTube]]. January 15, 2009.</ref>
*On February 8, 2009, the [[CBS]] program ''[[60 Minutes]]'' broadcast three segments that included interviews with the aircrew as well as their reunion with passengers. The program aired again on July 5, 2009.
**"A Routine Takeoff Turns Ugly"<ref>Simon, Tanya; Radutzky, Michael; Beecher, Lori. (February 8, 2009). [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/08/60minutes/main4783580.shtml "Flight 1549: A Routine Takeoff Turns Ugly"]. ''[[60 Minutes]]''. CBS News.</ref>
**"Flight 1549: Saving 155 Souls In Minutes"<ref>Radutzky, Michael; Dubin, Jenny (February 8, 2009). [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/08/60minutes/main4783586.shtml "Flight 1549: Saving 155 Souls In Minutes"]. ''60 Minutes''. CBS News.</ref>
**"Flight 1549: An Emotional Reunion"<ref>Simon, Tanya; Beecher, Lori; Metz, Andrew (February 8, 2009). [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/08/60minutes/main4783594.shtml "Flight 1549: An Emotional Reunion"]. ''60 Minutes''. CBS News.</ref>
*On February 19, 2009, a [[Channel 4]] (UK) documentary entitled ''The Miracle of the Hudson Plane Crash'' included personal accounts from passengers, rescuers, and witnesses.<ref name=C4>{{cite web |url=http://www.channel4.com/programmes/miracle-of-the-hudson-plane-crash/episode-guide/series-1/episode-1 |title=Miracle of the Hudson Plane Crash |publisher= Channel 4 |accessdate=February 20, 2009}}</ref>
*On February 21, 2009, [[KGO-TV]] in San Francisco broadcast an interview in the "Face to Face" series. Dan Ashley talked to Captain and Mrs. Sullenberger about their experiences during and since the accident.<ref>[http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/video?id=6671039 "Face to Face: Dan Ashley and the Sullenbergers"]. ABC News. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629021234/http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/video?id=6671039 |date=June 29, 2011 }}</ref>
*On March 4, 2009, the [[Discovery Channel]] broadcast a one-hour documentary entitled ''Hudson Plane Crash – What Really Happened'', with [[computer animation|computer-generated imagery (CGI) animations]] of the flight, and interviews with passengers, crew, witnesses, rescuers, and aviation safety experts.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-schedules/special.html?paid=1.14594.26019.0.0|title=Hudson Plane Crash – What Really Happened |publisher=[[Discovery Channel]]|accessdate=March 5, 2009}}</ref>
*On Sunday, January 10, 2010, [[TLC (TV channel)|TLC]] aired a documentary entitled ''Brace For Impact'', aired again on April 14 in Australia as ''Brace For Impact: Inside The Hudson Plane Crash''.<ref>Knox, David (April 7, 2010). [http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2010/04/returning-the-force-lewis-airdate-miracle-at-the-zoo-hudson-plane-crash.html "Returning: The Force, Lewis. Airdate: Miracle at the Zoo, Hudson Plane Crash"]. TV Tonight.</ref>
*In March 2011, [[Ric Elias]], a front-row passenger shared his experience during a [[TED (Conference)|TED Conference]].<ref>Elias, Ric (March 2011). [http://www.ted.com/talks/ric_elias.html "Ric Elias: 3 things I learned while my plane crashed"]. [[TED (conference)|TED]].</ref>
*Beginning in June 2011, the [[University of North Carolina School of the Arts|University of North Carolina]] School of Filmmaking and Process Pictures, LLC worked with the Carolinas Aviation Museum to produce a documentary, which also looked at the impact of the incident on society.<ref>Carpenter, Marla (June 8, 2011). [http://www.uncsa.edu/pressreleases/Releases2011/Jun11/Miracle.htm "UNCSA film students are documenting move of 'Miracle on the Hudson' plane to Charlotte museum"]. [[University of North Carolina School of the Arts]].</ref><ref>[http://www.processpictures.com/2011/08/miracle-on-the-hudson/ "Process Pictures involved with documentary chronicling the impact of Flight 1549 on America"]. Process Pictures. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425231929/http://www.processpictures.com/2011/08/miracle-on-the-hudson/ |date=April 25, 2012 }}</ref>

The [[Discovery Channel (Canada)]] / [[National Geographic Society|National Geographic]] TV series ''[[Mayday (TV series)|Mayday]]'' (also called ''Air Crash Investigation'' or ''Air Emergency'') dramatized the accident in an episode titled ''[[list of Mayday episodes#Season 10 .282010.29|Hudson Splash Down]]''.<ref name="Hudson River Runway">{{cite episode |title=Hudson River Runway|series=[[Mayday (TV series)|Mayday]]|season=11|network=[[Discovery Channel Canada]] / [[National Geographic Channel]]|year=2010}}</ref> It was also recreated in a [[National Geographic Channel]] TV special titled "Miracle Landing on the Hudson,"<ref name="Miracle Landing on the Hudson">{{cite episode |series=Miracle Landing on the Hudson|network=[[National Geographic Channel]]|year=2014}}</ref> and in the UK for a [[Channel 5 (UK)|Channel 5]] special in 2011.<ref name="Channel 5 Air Crash">{{cite episode |series=Air Crash |title=Hudson River Landing|network=[[Channel 5 (UK)]]|url=http://www.channel5.com/shows/air-crash-hudson-river-landing/episodes/air-crash-hudson-river-landing|year=2011}}</ref>

[[Garrison Keillor]] honored the entire flight crew by writing a song and performing it on his show, ''[[A Prairie Home Companion]]''.<ref>{{cite web |author=[[Keillor, Garrison]]|title=Post to the Host: US Airways Flight 1049|url=http://www.publicradio.org/columns/prairiehome/posthost/2009/01/18/us_airways_flight_1549.php|date=January 18, 2009|work=[[A Prairie Home Companion]]}}</ref>

The ditching is referenced in the song "A Real Hero" by [[College (musical project)|College]] and [[Electric Youth (band)|Electric Youth]], best known from the 2011 movie ''[[Drive (2011 film)|Drive]]''. The lyrics of the second verse describe the water landing and the survival of the passengers and crew, as well alluding to the freezing river.<ref>{{cite news |first=Michael|last=O'Connell|title='Drive' Song Inspired by Captain Sully Sullenberger and 'Mad Max' (Video)|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/drive-soundtrack-captain-sully-254349|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=October 27, 2011|accessdate=November 25, 2012}}</ref>

Sullenberger is referenced in the 2011 romantic comedy ''[[Friends with Benefits (film)|Friends with Benefits]]''. Throughout the film, [[Justin Timberlake]]'s character suggests that modern airplanes practically fly themselves, and that Sullenberger's feat was less impressive than portrayed, but is met with incredulity and hostility. [[Mila Kunis]]'s character is seen reading Sullenberger's [[English Wikipedia]] article.<ref>Soergel, Matt (July 22, 2011). [http://jacksonville.com/entertainment/matt-soergel/2011-07-22/story/movie-review-mila-kunis-justin-timberlake-make-friends "Movie Review: Mila Kunis, Justin Timberlake make 'Friends with Benefits' work"]. ''[[The Florida Times-Union]]''.</ref><ref>Urbancich, John M. (July 27, 2011). [http://www.cleveland.com/sun/intermission/index.ssf/2011/07/post_117.html "Obvious 'Benefits' to these spicy friends"]. [[The Plain Dealer|Cleveland.com]].</ref><ref>Orndorf, Brian (July 22, 2011). [http://www.darkhorizons.com/reviews/1189/friends-with-benefits "Friends with Benefits"]. [[Dark Horizons]].</ref>

Sullenberger's memoir, ''Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters'' was adapted into a feature film ''[[Sully (film)|Sully: Miracle on the Hudson]]'', directed by [[Clint Eastwood]],<ref>{{cite web |author=McClintock, Pamela|title=Clint Eastwood's Next Movie Revealed: Capt. "Sully" Sullenberger Tale (Exclusive)|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/clint-eastwoods-next-movie-revealed-799151?facebook_20150602}}</ref> with [[Tom Hanks]] as Sullenberger and [[Aaron Eckhart]] as co-pilot Jeff Skiles.<ref>{{cite web |author=Ford, Rebecca|title=Aaron Eckhart Joins Tom Hanks in Sully Sullenberger Movie (Exclusive)|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/aaron-eckhart-joins-tom-hanks-814613?facebook_20150811|date=August 11, 2015|accessdate=August 11, 2015}}</ref> It was released on September 9, 2016.


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 04:30, 14 February 2017

US Airways Flight 1549
Evacuation of US Airways Flight 1549 as it floats on the Hudson River
Accident
DateJanuary 15, 2009
SummaryControlled ditching after multiple large bird strikes
SiteHudson River between New York City (Manhattan) and Weehawken, New Jersey (near Port Imperial)
40°46′10″N 74°00′17″W / 40.769498°N 74.004636°W / 40.769498; -74.004636
Aircraft
Aircraft typeAirbus A320-214
OperatorUS Airways
RegistrationN106US
Flight originLaGuardia Airport, New York City
StopoverCharlotte Douglas International Airport, North Carolina
DestinationSeattle–Tacoma International Airport, Washington State
Passengers150[1]
Crew5
Fatalities0
Injuries100 (95 minor, 5 serious)[2][a]
Survivors155 (all)

US Airways Flight 1549 was an Airbus A320-214 which, three minutes after takeoff from New York City's LaGuardia Airport on January 15, 2009, struck a flock of Canada geese just northeast of the George Washington Bridge and consequently lost all engine power. Unable to reach any airport, pilots Chesley Sullenberger and Jeffrey Skiles glided the plane to a ditching in the Hudson River off midtown Manhattan. All 155 people aboard were rescued by nearby boats and there were few serious injuries.

The incident came to be known as the "Miracle on the Hudson",[3][4][5] and a National Transportation Safety Board member described it as "the most successful ditching in aviation history."[6][b] The pilots and flight attendants received the Master's Medal of the Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators for a "heroic and unique aviation achievement".[7]

Route, aircraft, crew and passengers

N106US at LaGuardia in 2001

On January 15, 2009, US Airways Flight 1549[c] with callsign 'CACTUS 1549' was scheduled to fly from New York City's LaGuardia Airport (LGA) to Charlotte Douglas (CLT), with direct onward service to Seattle–Tacoma International Airport in Washington State. The aircraft was an Airbus A320-214 powered by two GE Aviation/Snecma-designed CFM56-5B4/P turbofan engines.[8][d]

The pilot in command was 57-year-old Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger, a former fighter pilot who had been an airline pilot since leaving the United States Air Force in 1980. At the time, he had logged 19,663 total flight hours, including 4,765 in an A320; he was also a glider pilot and expert on aviation safety.[12][13][14] First officer Jeffrey B. Skiles, 49,[13][15][16] had accrued 15,643 career flight hours, but this was his first Airbus A320 assignment since qualifying to fly it.[17] There were 150 passengers and three flight attendants aboard.[1][18]

Incident

Takeoff and bird strike

LaGuardia Runway 4 departure
New York TRACON audio
Air traffic control audio from about impact until ditching (3:10 long)
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The flight was cleared for takeoff to the northeast from LaGuardia's Runway 4 at 3:24:56 pm Eastern Standard Time (20:24:56 UTC). With Skiles in control, the crew made its first report after becoming airborne at 3:25:51 as being at 700 feet (210 m) and climbing.[19]

The aircraft headed approximately north after takeoff, then wheeled anti-clockwise to follow the Hudson southwards
Flight path flown (red). Alternative trajectories to Teterboro (blue) and back toward La Guardia (purple) were simulated for the investigation.

At 3:27:11 the plane struck a flock of Canada geese at an altitude of 2,818 feet (859 m) about 4.5 miles (7.2 km) north-northwest of the airport. The pilots' view was filled with the large birds,[20][21] and passengers and crew later reported hearing "very loud bangs" and seeing flames from the engines, followed by silence and an odor of fuel.[22][23][24]

Realizing that both engines had shut down, Sullenberger took control while Skiles worked the checklist for engine restart.[e][2] The aircraft slowed but continued to climb for a further nineteen seconds, reaching about 3,060 feet (930 m) at an airspeed of about 185 knots (343 km/h; 213 mph), then began a glide descent, accelerating to 210 knots (390 km/h; 240 mph) at 3:28:10 as it descended through 1,650 feet (500 m).

At 3:27:36, using the call sign "Cactus 1539 [sic],"[26] Sullenberger radioed New York Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON):[27] "Hit birds. We've lost thrust on both engines. We're turning back towards LaGuardia". Air traffic controller Patrick Harten[28] told its tower to hold all departures, and directed Sullenberger back to Runway 13.[27] Sullenberger responded, "Unable".[27]

Sullenberger asked if they could attempt to land in New Jersey, mentioning Teterboro Airport;[27][29][30] controllers obtained permission for a landing on Teterboro's Runway 1.[30] Sullenberger responded: "We can't do it ... We're gonna be in the Hudson".[29] The aircraft passed less than 900 feet (270 m) above the George Washington Bridge.[31] Sullenberger commanded over the cabin address system, "Brace for impact",[31] and the flight attendants relayed the command to passengers.[32]

Ditching and evacuation

Coast Guard video of crash and rescue

About ninety seconds later, at 3:31 pm, the plane made an unpowered ditching, descending southwards at about 130 knots (150 mph; 240 km/h) into the middle of the North River section of the Hudson tidal estuary, at 40°46′10″N 74°00′17″W / 40.769498°N 74.004636°W / 40.769498; -74.004636[33] roughly opposite West 50th Street (near the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum) in Manhattan and Port Imperial in Weehawken, New Jersey. Flight attendants compared the ditching to a "hard landing" with "one impact, no bounce, then a gradual deceleration."[29] The ebb tide then began to take the plane southward.[34]

Sullenberger opened the cockpit door and ordered evacuation. The crew began evacuating the passengers through the four overwing window exits and into an inflatable slide/raft deployed from the front right passenger door (the front left slide failed to operate, so the manual inflation handle was pulled). A panicking passenger opened a rear door, admitting more water; the rear flight attendant tried but failed to reseal the door.[35] Water was also entering a hole in the fuselage and through cargo doors that had come open,[36] so as the water rose the attendant urged passengers to move forward by climbing over seats.[f] One passenger was in a wheelchair.[38][39] Finally, Sullenberger walked the cabin twice to confirm it was empty.[40][41][42]

Video beginning 20 minutes after ditching, with numerous ferries and rescue boats surrounding the aircraft

Some evacuees waited for rescue knee-deep in water on the partially submerged slides, some wearing life-vests. Others stood on the wings or, fearing an explosion, swam away from the plane.[35] One passenger, after helping with the evacuation, found the wing so crowded that he jumped into the river and swam to a boat.[43] The air and water temperatures were about 20 °F (−7 °C) and 32–36 °F (0–2 °C) respectively.[29][44]

Rescue

Sullenberger had ditched near boats to facilitate rescue.[19][40] NY Waterway ferries Thomas Jefferson (commanded by Captain Vince Lombardi) and then Governor Thomas H. Kean (commanded by Brittany Catanzaro) both arrived within minutes[45][46] and began taking people aboard using a Jason's cradle. Sullenberger advised the ferry crew to rescue those on the wings first, as they were in more jeopardy than those on the slides, which detached to become life rafts.[31] As the plane drifted, passengers on one slide, fearing that the boat would crush them, shouted for it to steer away.[47] The last person was taken from the plane at 3:55 pm.[48]

About 140 New York City firefighters responded to nearby docks,[49][50][51] as did police, helicopters, and various vessels and divers.[49] Other agencies provided medical help on the Weehawken side of the river, where most passengers were taken.[52]

The half-sunken plane surrounded by boats

Effects on passengers and others

The downed A320 tied up alongside Battery Park City

There were five serious injuries,[2] including a deep laceration in flight attendant Doreen Welsh's leg.[29][53] Seventy-eight people were treated, mostly for minor injuries[54] and hypothermia,[55] twenty-four passengers and two rescuers treated at hospitals,[56] with two passengers kept overnight. One passenger now wears glasses because of jet fuel damaging his eyes.[43] No pets were being carried on the flight.[57]

Each passenger later received a letter of apology, $5,000 in compensation for lost baggage (and $5,000 more if they could demonstrate larger losses) and refund of the ticket price.[58][59] In May 2009 they received any belongings that had been recovered. In addition, they reported offers of $10,000 each in return for agreeing not to sue US Airways.[60]

Many passengers and rescuers later experienced post-traumatic stress symptoms such as sleeplessness, flashbacks, and panic attacks; some began an email support group.[61] Patrick Harten, the controller who had worked the flight, said that "the hardest, most traumatic part of the entire event was when it was over", and that he was "gripped by raw moments of shock and grief".[62]

To prevent similar incidents, officials captured and gassed 1,235 Canada geese at 17 locations across New York City in mid-2009,[63] and coated 1,739 goose eggs with oil to smother the developing goslings.[63]

Investigation

The plane being recovered from the river during the night of January 17

The partially submerged plane was moored to a pier near the World Financial Center in Lower Manhattan, roughly 4 miles (6 km) downstream from the ditching location.[32] The left engine, detached by the ditching, was recovered from the riverbed.[64] On January 17 the aircraft was barged[65][66] to New Jersey.[67]

Feather found in left (#1) engine

The initial National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) evaluation that the plane had lost thrust after a bird strike[68][69][70] was confirmed by analysis of the cockpit voice and flight data recorders.[71]

It was soon reported that a few days earlier the plane had experienced a less severe compressor stall, and its passengers had been told an emergency landing might be required,[72][73] but the affected engine was restarted. The NTSB later reported that a faulty temperature sensor had been the cause, and that the engine had not been damaged.[74]

On January 21, the NTSB found evidence of soft-body damage in the right engine along with organic debris including a feather.[75][76] The left engine also evidenced soft body impact, with: "dents on both the spinner and inlet lip of the engine cowling. Five booster inlet guide vanes are fractured and eight outlet guide vanes are missing". Both engines, missing large portions of their housings,[77] were sent to the manufacturer for examination.[78] On January 31, the plane was moved to Kearny, New Jersey. The bird remains [74][79] were later identified by DNA testing to be from Canada geese, which typically weigh more than the engine impact design limits.[74]

Because the plane was assembled in France[80] the European Aviation Safety Agency (the European counterpart of the FAA) and the Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la Sécurité de l'Aviation Civile (the French counterpart of the NTSB) joined the investigation, with technical assistance from Airbus Industrie and GE Aviation/Snecma, respectively the manufacturers of the airframe and the engines.[81][82]

The NTSB used simulators to test the possibility that the flight could have returned safely to LaGuardia or diverted to Teterboro; only eight of the fifteen runs succeeded, although all four attempts to reach the nearest LaGuardia runway 22 were successful.[83] The NTSB report noted that these test conditions were unrealistic: "The immediate turn made by the pilots during the simulations did not reflect or account for real-world considerations ". One further simulation was conducted with the pilot delayed by 35 seconds: he crashed.[84]

Sullenberger testified in hearings before the NTSB. He maintained that there had been no time to execute the maneuver needed to return the plane to any airport, which might have killed those onboard and more on the ground. The Board ultimately ruled that Sullenberger had made the correct decision in ditching the plane.[85] The NTSB's reasoning was that the dual-engine failure checklist addresses power loss at altitude, when pilots have more time to deal with the situation, and that while simulations showed that the plane might just have made it back to LaGuardia, those scenarios required the pilot to make an instant decision without taking any time to assess the situation.[86][87]

The NTSB concluded its investigation on May 4, 2010, and determined the probable cause to be "the ingestion of large birds into each engine, which resulted in an almost total loss of thrust in both engines."[84] The final report credited the outcome to four factors: Firstly, good decision making by the crew (including decisions immediately to turn on the APU and to ditch in the Hudson). Secondly, the fact that the A320 is certified for extended overwater operation even though such certification was not required for that route. Thirdly, the performance of the crew during the evacuation, and finally the fast response by emergency responders. Contributing factors were good visibility and a fast response from the ferry operators.[88]

N106US on display at Carolinas Aviation Museum

Author and pilot William Langewiesche asserted that insufficient credit was given to the A320's fly-by-wire design, by which the pilot uses a side-stick to communicate control inputs to a computer. The computer then imposes adjustments and limits of its own to keep the plane stable, which the pilot cannot override even in emergency. This design allowed the pilots of Flight 1549 to concentrate on engine restart and deciding the course, without having themselves to achieve the best glidepath by manually reducing the plane's rate of descent after engine loss.[48] However, Sullenberger said that these computer-imposed limits also prevented him from achieving the optimum landing flare for the ditching, which would have softened the impact.[89]

In 2010, the damaged plane (excluding its engines)[90] was acquired for the Carolinas Aviation Museum in Charlotte, North Carolina,[91] which held a reception on June 11 to commemorate the arrival in Charlotte of the plane's body, with Sullenberger as keynote speaker and the passengers invited.[92][93][94][95]

Crew awards and honors

The reactions of all members of the crew, the split second decision making and the handling of this emergency and evacuation was "text book" and an example to us all. To have safely executed this emergency ditching and evacuation, with the loss of no lives, is a heroic and unique aviation achievement.

—Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators citation

The crew, especially Sullenberger, were praised, notably by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and New York State Governor David Paterson, who said: "We had a Miracle on 34th Street. I believe now we have had a Miracle on the Hudson."[54][96][97] U.S. President George W. Bush said he was "inspired by the skill and heroism of the flight crew," and praised the emergency responders and volunteers.[98] President-elect Barack Obama said that everyone was proud of Sullenberger's "heroic and graceful job in landing the damaged aircraft,". He thanked the crew, whom he invited, along with those who had helped ensure the safety of everyone aboard, to his inauguration five days later.[99][100]

A National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Board member called the incident "the most successful ditching in aviation history."[6]

The Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators awarded the crew a Master's Medal on January 22, 2009; this is awarded only rarely, for outstanding aviation achievements at the discretion of the Master of the Guild.[7] New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg presented the crew with the Keys to the City, and Sullenberger with a replacement copy of a library book lost on the flight, Sidney Dekker's Just Culture: Balancing Safety and Accountability.[101] Rescuers received Certificates of Honor.[102]

The crew received a standing ovation at the Super Bowl XLIII on February 1, 2009,[103] and Sullenberger threw out the first pitch at the 2009 Major League Baseball season for the San Francisco Giants. His Giants' jersey was inscribed with the name "Sully" and the number 155 – the count of persons aboard the plane.[104]

On July 28, passengers Dave Sanderson and Barry Leonard organized a thank you luncheon for emergency responders from Hudson County, New Jersey, on the shores of Palisades Medical Center in North Bergen, New Jersey, where 57 passengers had been brought following their rescue, a mile north of the landing site. Present were members from the U.S. Coast Guard, North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue, NY Waterway Ferries, the American Red Cross, Weehawken Volunteer First Aid, the Weehawken Police Department, West New York E.M.S., North Bergen E.M.S., the Hudson County Office of Emergency Management, the New Jersey E.M.S. Task Force, the Guttenberg Police Department, McCabe Ambulance, the Harrison Police Department, and doctors and nurses who treated survivors for hypothermia and other injuries following the incident.[105][106]

Sullenberger was named Grand Marshal for the 2010 Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California.

In August 2010, Jeppesen issued an 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."[107]

Sullenberger retired on March 3, 2010, after thirty years with US Airways and its predecessor. At the end of his final flight he was reunited with Skiles and a number of the passengers from Flight 1549.[108]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ A serious injury is defined as any injury that (1) requires hospitalization for more than 48 hours, starting within seven days from the date that the injury was received; (2) results in a fracture of any bone, except simple fractures of fingers, toes, or the nose; (3) causes severe hemorrhages or nerve, muscle, or tendon damage; (4) involves any internal organ; or (5) involves second- or third-degree burns or any burns affecting more than 5 percent of the body surface. A minor injury is defined as any injury that does not qualify as a fatal or serious injury. 49 CFR 830.2
  2. ^ Flight 1549 was not the first successful ditching of an airliner. In 1956, Pan Am Flight 6 ditched in the Pacific Ocean with no lives lost after the Boeing 377 Stratocruiser lost two of its four engines.
  3. ^ AWE1549, also designated under a Star Alliance codeshare agreement as United Airlines Flight 1919 UA1919.
  4. ^ Delivered in 1999,[9] the plane, registered N106US, was one of 74 A320s then in service at US Airways.[10] At the time of the accident its airframe had logged 16,299 flights totaling 25,241 flight hours; and the engines 19,182 and 26,466 hours. The last "A Check" (performed every 550 flight hours) was passed on December 6, 2008, and the last C Check (annual comprehensive inspection) on April 19, 2008.[8][11]
  5. ^ The engines are the primary source of electrical and hydraulic power for the aircraft flight control systems,[25] but an auxiliary power unit (APU) can provide backup electrical power, and a ram air turbine (RAT) can be deployed into the airstream to provide backup hydraulic pressure and electrical power at certain speeds.[25] Both the APU and RAT were operating as the plane descended onto the river.[25]
  6. ^ The Airbus A320 has a control that closes valves and other openings in the fuselage, in order to slow flooding after a water landing,[37] but the pilots did not activate it.[29] Sullenberger later said this would have made little difference since the water impact tore substantial holes in the fuselage.[17]

References

  1. ^ a b "US Airways Flight 1549 Update # 3" (Press release). US Airways. January 15, 2009. Archived from the original on January 19, 2009. Retrieved January 15, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c Loss of Thrust in Both Engines After Encountering a Flock of Birds and Subsequent Ditching on the Hudson River: US Airways Flight 1549 (PDF) (Report). National Transportation Safety Board. May 4, 2010.
  3. ^ "Live Flight Track Log (AWE1549) 15-Jan-2009 KLGA-KLGA". Flightaware. January 15, 2009. Retrieved February 9, 2009.
  4. ^ "US Airways Flight 1549 Initial Report" (Press release). US Airways. January 15, 2009. Retrieved February 9, 2009.
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