US Airways Airbus A320 Flight 1549 Crash Landing in the Hudson River-- Part 1

US Airways Flight 1549 was en route to Charlotte, North Carolina from LaGuardia with 150 passengers and five crew (two pilots and three flight attendants) on board.
It went down in the Hudson River on Thursday after taking off from LaGuardia Airport at 3:26PM EST (2026 GMT) time, and everyone aboard was able to off the plane and alive after landing on water.
It all happened after a bird or flock of birds is sucked into the jet during takeoff, then pilot declared emergency and wanted to go back to Laguardia airport but couldn't make it since both engine failed.

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[prandtl002]

Good pilot indeed...

[redletterchurch]

Everyone Safe! Could have been really bad...

[cjellwood]

still, i would like a pilot that knows the planes controls before he flies the plane.

[blossom114]

They have a checklist that they go through when engines fail. The ditch button was justa bout the last thing on the list, and them being 3000 feet in the air there wasn't enough time. Not to mention he wasn't planning to ditch in the hudson. He did it because he realized he couldn't make it anywhere else without killing who knows how many people on the ground.

[cjellwood]

A320's have a 'ditch' button that should be pressed in the event of a water landing but this pilot did not press it for some reason? The button closes all vents along the base of the plane to keep it afloat as long as possible

[somepaperbag]

the man simply knew 'what he was doing' well done.

[Brandonicee]

sully is awsome he new exactly what to do hes a hero i swear even though he looks old sometimes being older can help for more eperance but he is da bomb he save so many lives he said he new to have the wings leavle when he crash landed and come in a a speed at the plane at flying speed i know that cause i fly planes of a flight simulator and aircraft under 10000 ft is orderd to be under 250 knts which is about 250-260 im pretty sure it is that speed but sully is da bomb ps GUYS SRY SPELL WRG

[flipakine]

you mean spell...dumbass.

[villanova3415]

hahah atleast the dumbass can sleep dumbass, you dimbass

[flipakine]

your offically a dimbass...yes the cabin is pressurized...in flight. tell me how it remains pressurized with the doors open??? why dont you read up on air frames. they float kause they are designed to float in the event of a water landing (given the plane doesnt fall apart during the landing)

[luongo193]

sully ur the man~!