us airways flight 1549

Airbus A320 floating in the Hudson River. Summary Date January 15, 2009 (2009-01-15) Type Multiple bird strikes (preliminary)

Emergency water landing Site Hudson River between New York City Near 48th Street and Port Imperial at Weehawken, New Jersey, United States

40°46'10?N 74°00'17?W? / ?40.769498, -74.004636Coordinates: 40°46'10?N 74°00'17?W? / ?40.769498, -74.004636 (approximation)[1] Passengers 150[2] Crew 5 Injuries 78[3] (mostly minor) Fatalities 0 Survivors 155 (All) Aircraft type Airbus A320-214 Operator US Airways Tail number N106US Flight origin LaGuardia Airport, New York City Stopover Charlotte/Douglas International Airport Destination Seattle-Tacoma International Airport

US Airways Flight 1549 was a commercial passenger flight which ditched in the Hudson River about six minutes after takeoff on January 15, 2009.[4][5][6][7] It took off from LaGuardia Airport in New York City and was scheduled to land in Charlotte, North Carolina.

While climbing through an altitude of 3,200 feet (980 m) roughly two minutes after takeoff, the crew reported a loss of engine power and that their twin-jet Airbus A320 had experienced a bird strike incident.[8] All on board survived the accident.[9][10] Media outlets and New York Governor David Paterson began referring to the incident as the "Miracle on the Hudson."[11][12] Contents [hide] 1 Flight 1.1 Crew 1.2 Aircraft 2 Ditching 2.1 Rescue efforts 2.2 Injuries 3 Aftermath 4 See also 5 References 6 External links //

Flight

On January 15, 2009, Flight 1549 took off from Runway 04 at LaGuardia Airport in New York City at 3:26 p.m. EST (20:26 UTC)[13] with 150 passengers and five crew members.[2][14] The regularly scheduled route of Flight 1549 is a domestic flight, flying first to Charlotte/Douglas, North Carolina, and then on to Seattle-Tacoma in Washington.

Crew

The flight's captain was Chesley B "Sully" Sullenberger III, 57, of Danville, California, a former United States Air Force captain who, during his military career, served as a fighter pilot and flew F-4 Phantom II's from 1973 to 1980.[15][16][17][18] After leaving the Air Force, he began a career as a US Airways aircraft pilot.[17] The first officer was Jeffrey Skiles, 49, of Oregon, Wisconsin.[19][20][21] The flight attendants were Donna Dent, Doreen Welsh, and Sheila Dail.[22]

Aircraft

The aircraft, registered N106US,[23] was a CFM56-powered Airbus A320-214 with the manufacturer's serial number 1044. First flown on June 15, 1999, it was delivered new to US Airways in August 1999 but registered to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest, NA.[23] It had logged 16,299 flights. The last A-Check (maintenance inspection performed every 550 flight hours) was on December 6, 2008.[24] The Airbus A320 has a ditching button that closes all valves and openings underneath the aircraft to slow the rate of flooding.[25]