US Airways plane goes down in Hudson River

NEW YORK – A US Airways plane has crashed into the Hudson River, sending passengers fleeing for safety in the frigid waters. Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Laura Brown says the US Airways Flight 1549 had just taken off from LaGuardia Airport enroute to Charlotte, N.C., on Thursday when the crash occured.

Brown says the plane, an Airbus 320, may have been hit by birds.

New York City firefighters are responding to the crash. It was not immediately clear if there were injuries.

Witness Barbara Sambriski, a researcher at The Associated Press, said, "I just thought, 'Why is it so low?' And, splash, it hit the water."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090115/ap_on_re_us/plane_in_river

Seems like the plane "landed" in water....

146 people are/were in the plane and the water is SERIOUSLY cold

fingers crossed!

this is scary!

Pilot reported a double bird strike but missed the emergency landing.

Looks as if they're mostly okay...

seems like ALL the passengers are safe now.....

146 passengers + 5 crew members...

woooh! that was seriously close.....

Must be damn scary, though!

mynah wrote:

Looks as if they're mostly okay...

My worst nightmare is drowning....

mynah wrote:Must be damn scary, though!

But what a talking point at dinner parties.

Blame the ragheads!

Henry wrote:Blame the ragheads!

Goose

My hats off to the Pilot. It is his experience (he has been flying since 1973) that saved 155 people.

It is bitterly cold here in NY today - Only 19F now. The water temp was right at freezing point. The pilot tried to land on Teterboro airport in NJ across the hudson but realized couldn't make it. He barely flew over GW bridge and then landed on hudson. The brave man then waited and guided everybody until the last person came out of the plane door.

A true hero.

This is pretty bad. I hope everyone survived.

DJ_Smerk wrote:This is pretty bad. I hope everyone survived.

I think the geese died

embee wrote:

DJ_Smerk wrote:This is pretty bad. I hope everyone survived.

I think the geese died

Will the US blame Iran?

Will the US blame Ronnie Irani?

There is life in the old Bush yet.
(About 0.5%)

I remember when Bush tried playing Cricket in India.

I hear Australia are looking for a new spearhead after Bung was crocked.

thankfully no one died Smerky.

DJ_Smerk wrote:I remember when Bush tried playing Cricket in India.

I hear Australia are looking for a new spearhead after Bung was crocked.

he tried tennis ball cricket in Pakistan as well( was smacked on the head with a bouncer by a 12 or 13 year old)

I am guessing he used that experience in the shoe incident.

Forum Goat wrote:It is bitterly cold here in NY today - Only 19F now. The water temp was right at freezing point. The pilot tried to land on Teterboro airport in NJ across the hudson but realized couldn't make it. He barely flew over GW bridge and then landed on hudson. The brave man then waited and guided everybody until the last person came out of the plane door.

A true hero.

Great stuff from the pilot

Whats his name?

Chesley Sullenberger. Was the last to leave after checking that everyone was out. Apparently such landings are extremely difficult to pull off.

Article: Hero of the Hudson

Seems a very modest man.