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osiris · Jan 15, 2009, 05:03 PM

I just saw a jet land in the Hudson.

It looked pretty smooth, but obviously not normal.

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?se...cal&id=6606410

US Airways 1549 Airbus 320

Laminar · Jan 15, 2009, 05:04 PM

Woah...I hope everyone makes it out okay.

osiris · Jan 15, 2009, 05:11 PM

I hope so too. I can't be believe how good the landing was, smooth as glass. I suspect no one was killed. Let's hope.

Jawbone54 · Jan 15, 2009, 05:20 PM

Oh, wow...

If you guys believe in it, definitely be praying for these people. I know all of our thoughts are going to be with them until this situation is over with.

This does nothing to help my fear of flying.

Dakar V · Jan 15, 2009, 05:21 PM

Initially, I had neglected to consider that this isn't the best time of year to be in water.

Laminar · Jan 15, 2009, 05:24 PM

Because of frequent lightning strikes?

Jawbone54 · Jan 15, 2009, 05:25 PM

They're talking to some guy right now who was on the plane. He said the pilot simply said, "Prepare for impact," and landed it nicely.

Have they said how many people have been rescued?

Jawbone54 · Jan 15, 2009, 05:25 PM

Originally Posted by Laminar

Because of frequent lightning strikes?

Nooooo! Pshhh...

Because of sharks.

Dakar V · Jan 15, 2009, 05:27 PM

Jawbone54 · Jan 15, 2009, 05:30 PM

Wow.

They're saying it may have been a bird?

if that's true, and it was beyond this pilot's control but he kept everyone's lives safe...he deserves a massive bonus.

Laminar · Jan 15, 2009, 05:31 PM

Originally Posted by Jawbone54

Nooooo! Pshhh...

Because of sharks.

Or the screaming eels.

Jawbone54 · Jan 15, 2009, 05:35 PM

Originally Posted by Laminar

Or the screaming eels.

Inconceivable.

ctt1wbw · Jan 15, 2009, 05:37 PM

It just sank, you can barely see the tail sticking up out of the water now.

jersey · Jan 15, 2009, 05:41 PM

They are saying everyone is out, without major injuries, thankfully. Everyone needs to shake the hand of the pilots and other crew members.

I'm only 2 aves away, but I cant bring myself to go over there.

Art Vandelay · Jan 15, 2009, 05:43 PM

Originally Posted by ctt1wbw

It just sank, you can barely see the tail sticking up out of the water now.

No, it hasn't sunk. It is being moved by tug boats at this very moment. The tail, left wing and about half of the fuselage is above water.

ctt1wbw · Jan 15, 2009, 05:47 PM

I think the video I'm watching has a bad vantage point. But Wolf just said it is sinking more and more. Probably won't make it to the shore.

osiris · Jan 15, 2009, 05:49 PM

Originally Posted by Dakar V

Initially, I had neglected to consider that this isn't the best time of year to be in water.

I think I heard the water was 43, but the air is 20. Nonetheless, not good.

villalobos · Jan 15, 2009, 05:55 PM

Crap I used to live right there. I could have taken the best pictures ever!

Props to the pilot. He was airborne for 3 min and some apparently and still managed to save his passengers!!

osiris · Jan 15, 2009, 05:58 PM

Originally Posted by villalobos

Props to the pilot. He was airborne for 3 min and some apparently and still managed to save his passengers!!

Great job, and incredible control considering the wind.

cjrivera · Jan 15, 2009, 06:05 PM

Originally Posted by Laminar

Or the screaming eels.

Are those related to shrieking eels, by chance?

Anyway, amazing job by the pilot/flight crew!

So the next time the stewardess talks about using your seat cushion as a floatation device in case of a water landing, I may actually pay attention instead of making fun of her saying, "yeah, like that will ever happen."

Laminar · Jan 15, 2009, 06:08 PM

Originally Posted by cjrivera

Are those related to shrieking eels, by chance?

Gah...I should check my facts the next time I pretend to be smart.

paul w · Jan 15, 2009, 06:15 PM

Right outside my office!

philm · Jan 15, 2009, 06:25 PM

Great job by the pilot. Great job by the A320 not breaking up. Thankfully they ditched in a busy ferry area. Remarkable.

Andrew Stephens · Jan 15, 2009, 07:05 PM

Originally Posted by Jawbone54

Wow...he deserves a massive bonus.

Get out of here, what is he, some kind of investment banker? Bonus? Fugeddaboutit..

iMapple · Jan 15, 2009, 07:09 PM

So all the passengers on that fight are OK then? I hope so, that would be so traumatizing. I don't think I could fly again after something like this.

Spheric Harlot · Jan 15, 2009, 07:09 PM

Originally Posted by philm

Great job by the pilot. Great job by the A320 not breaking up. Thankfully they ditched in a busy ferry area. Remarkable.

AND didn't hit anything on the water!

wow.

nonhuman · Jan 15, 2009, 07:12 PM

Originally Posted by iMapple

So all the passengers on that fight are OK then? I hope so, that would be so traumatizing. I don't think I could fly again after something like this.

I dunno. You kinda gotta figure that the odds of being in a second 'crash' landing are pretty damned low.

Spheric Harlot · Jan 15, 2009, 07:18 PM

Except that the odds of the plane you're on needing a "crash" landing are still the same, every time.

iMapple · Jan 15, 2009, 07:33 PM

Originally Posted by nonhuman

I dunno. You kinda gotta figure that the odds of being in a second 'crash' landing are pretty damned low.

I guess so. But if it was me, I think I'd give up air travel if I was in a crash.

Although I was involved in an incident, didn't realize until we landed and saw the fleet of ambulances and fire-engines following our plane down the runway.

Dork. · Jan 15, 2009, 07:48 PM

Hey, Brett Favre is not the only washed-up jet in New York!

(sorry....)

Rumor · Jan 15, 2009, 07:58 PM

"Good news: We have landed in one piece."

"Bad news: We are sinking into the Hudson."

Face Ache · Jan 15, 2009, 08:05 PM

"Good news: At least we aren't in Charlotte, as planned."

Face Ache · Jan 15, 2009, 08:09 PM

Originally Posted by philm

Great job by the A320 not breaking up.

Yeah, Boeings fall apart when they hit water.

(see you on page 20

)

Timo · Jan 15, 2009, 08:35 PM

Originally Posted by nonhuman

I dunno. You kinda gotta figure that the odds of being in a second 'crash' landing are pretty damned low.

Originally Posted by wikipedia

Australian pilot Ray Clamback has twice survived ditchings of small aircraft (he also ended up in the water on an earlier occasion when the hull of the flying boat he was in was breached)[2]. The first ditching was during a ferry flight from the United States to Australia on 20 November 1999. The Piper PA-28-181 Archer was forced to ditch between the U.S. mainland and Hawaii after developing engine problems, and Clamback and his co-pilot were forced to tread water in mid-ocean for ten hours before being rescued by a cargo ship[3]. The second ditching took place on 4 October 2004; this time Ray was between Hawaii and Christmas Island in a Cessna 182 on another US-Australia ferry flight when it developed engine trouble. This time he was picked up by a cargo ship after six hours in the water[3].

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ditchin...rcial_aircraft

Timo · Jan 15, 2009, 08:36 PM

(damn Australians)

cjrivera · Jan 15, 2009, 10:08 PM

Originally Posted by Timo

(damn Australians)

Qantas.
Qantas never crashed.

Uh-oh. Time for Wopner.

Andy8 · Jan 15, 2009, 11:29 PM

Originally Posted by cjrivera

Qantas never crashed.

You meant to say they have never had a fatality as a result of a crash?

MacNNUK · Jan 16, 2009, 02:27 AM

I'll bet Bush is annoyed at being upstaged.

Spheric Harlot · Jan 16, 2009, 03:17 AM

Originally Posted by Andy8

You meant to say they have never had a fatality as a result of a crash?

Rain Man (1988)

tooki · Jan 16, 2009, 07:24 AM

Originally Posted by Jawbone54

if that's true, and it was beyond this pilot's control but he kept everyone's lives safe...he deserves a massive bonus.

Why? For doing his job?

Do you have any reason to think another pilot wouldn't have done as good a job under the same circumstances? Pilots are well trained for all these situations, so they'll all do pretty much the same thing in a given situation.

nonhuman · Jan 16, 2009, 10:22 AM

Originally Posted by Spheric Harlot

Except that the odds of the plane you're on needing a "crash" landing are still the same, every time.

Yeah, yeah, gambler's fallacy, I know...

paul w · Jan 16, 2009, 04:04 PM

Originally Posted by Dork.

Hey, Brett Favre is not the only washed-up jet in New York!

(sorry....)

Nice.

Jawbone54 · Jan 16, 2009, 04:11 PM

Originally Posted by tooki

Why? For doing his job?

Do you have any reason to think another pilot wouldn't have done as good a job under the same circumstances? Pilots are well trained for all these situations, so they'll all do pretty much the same thing in a given situation.

The guy's resumé and many years of experience are probably what caused this to go as smoothly as possible.

I am quite sure that there is a considerable number of pilots flying all over the country whose attempt to produce the same result would've ended in tragedy.

It's not like what this guy did was easy, you know.

Jawbone54 · Jan 16, 2009, 04:12 PM

Originally Posted by MacNNUK

I'll bet Bush is annoyed at being upstaged.

Nah, he's just probably content in being able to go home and get back to real life soon.

Chongo · Jan 16, 2009, 04:37 PM

Google Ethiopia Flight 961 video and you'll see an Airbus breakup during a water landing

osiris · Jan 16, 2009, 04:43 PM

Originally Posted by Jawbone54

The guy's resumé and many years of experience are probably what caused this to go as smoothly as possible.

I am quite sure that there is a considerable number of pilots flying all over the country whose attempt to produce the same result would've ended in tragedy.

It's not like what this guy did was easy, you know.

No doubt. An inexperienced pilot may not have handled the cross winds as well, or when splashing down may not have been able to handle the drag from the engines, etc, etc. This was a great pilot.

Dakar V · Jan 16, 2009, 04:43 PM

Originally Posted by Chongo

Google Ethiopia Flight 961 video and you'll see an Airbus breakup during a water landing

Back to the PL, denizen, you obviously don't know a joke when you see one.

Chongo · Jan 16, 2009, 04:55 PM

YouTube - the Hijack and Crash of Ethiopia Flight 961

They were running out of fuel and were forced to ditch.

Dakar V · Jan 16, 2009, 04:57 PM

*facepalm*

Chongo · Jan 16, 2009, 05:09 PM

I hope there isn't any hair in that palm!