Miracle Emergency Airliner Landing In Hudson River


	Miracle Emergency Airliner Landing In Hudson River

merrie

1-15-2009 7:38 PM

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u.s.airways, la guardia nyc, hudson river landing, engines disabled by enormous flock of geese, safe evacuation, captain sullenberger lll, hero

merrie says:

"He did a masterful job of landing the plane in the river," the mayor said of the veteran pilot who lives near San Francisco.

With water seeping into the plane, Sullenberger, a former fighter pilot, walked up and down the center aisle twice to make sure nobody was left before he joined the exodus from the jet, the mayor said.

"He was the last one off the plane," Bloomberg said.

Meanwhile, investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board began inspecting the 9-year-old Airbus A320, which was towed to Battery Park City and moored to a bulkhead just north of the World Financial Center.

It appeared to be the first time in 45 years that a major aircraft crash-landed in the water - and every passenger on board made it out alive.

Former Airbus executive George Hamlin said the pilot deserves a big thank you from the city.

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1-15-2009 11:40 PM

merrie

Sullenberger heads up an aviation safety firm. He is a USAF veteran. [michelle malkin]

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SRM Founder Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger, III is a captain for a major U.S. airline with over 40 years of flying experience. A former U.S. Air Force (USAF) fighter pilot, he has served as an instructor and Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) safety chairman, accident investigator and national technical committee member. He has participated in several USAF and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) accident investigations. His ALP...

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