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Plane crashes into Hudson River in Manhattan

metirish Jan 15 2009 02:06 PM

A US Airways plane has crashed into the Hudson River, sending passengers fleeing for safety in the frigid waters. New York City firefighters and ferry boats are responding to the accident. It was not immediately clear if there were injuries. Government official say the plane struck a flock of birds that disabled 2 engines. "I just thought, 'Why is it so low?' And, splash, it hit the water," said witness Barbara Sambriski, a researcher at The Associated Press.

Nymr83 Jan 15 2009 02:10 PM

its on all the news channels, the plane is now pretty much entirely below the water, only the cockpit is sticking up a bit

Kong76 Jan 15 2009 02:15 PM

Fucking brrrrrr

themetfairy Jan 15 2009 02:19 PM

Wow! This is not a day when you want to be in the Hudson River. I hope that they got everyone out ok.

Nymr83 Jan 15 2009 02:21 PM

theyare saying everyone is ok, and they've attached a tugboat to it and are pulling it somewhere

metirish Jan 15 2009 02:23 PM

Well that's good news, I guess in a way they were lucky to go down there and not out over the ocean.

Benjamin Grimm Jan 15 2009 02:28 PM

My son just asked me, "Where's LaGuardia?" and I said, "It's in Queens, near Shea Stadium. I mean, near Citi Field." I have some adjusting to do. What a story, though! A flock of geese taking down a jetliner! And everyone survived! Wow! I can imagine the adrenaline rush they must be feeling right now.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jan 15 2009 02:33 PM

River's prolly warmer than the air out there, I'm sure they're fine. (easy for me to say).

metsmarathon Jan 15 2009 02:42 PM

20 deg air temp 11 deg wind chill 40 deg water brr!

Edgy DC Jan 15 2009 05:34 PM

Give some lovin' to Capt. Chelsea. <img src="http://images.huffingtonpost.com/gen/58485/thumbs/s-SULLENBERGER-large.jpg" align="left">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 ALPA safety work led to the development of a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Advisory Circular. Working with National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) scientists, he coauthored a paper on error inducing contexts in aviation. He was instrumental in the development and implementation of the Crew Resource Management (CRM) course used at his airline and has taught the course to hundreds of his colleagues. Sully is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy (B.S.), Purdue University (M.S.) and the University of Northern Colorado (M.A.). He was a speaker on two panels at the High Reliability Organizations (HRO) 2007 International Conference in Deauville, France May 29-31, 2007. He has just been named a Visiting Scholar at the University of California, Berkeley.

metirish Jan 15 2009 06:07 PM

="Edgy DC":3um74j2y]Give some lovin' to Capt. Chelsea. [/quote:3um74j2y] I've been watching the reports just now and the pilot by all accounts did a remarkable job .After he landed the plane he went up and down the aisles making sure all were OK and getting out. metsguyinmichigan Jan 15 2009 08:15 PM Awesome! Freaking geese! metsmarathon Jan 15 2009 08:56 PM geese - the deer of the sky... Centerfield Jan 16 2009 04:44 PM Several articles in the papers today about how improbable it was to make that landing, and how that guy must have big giant balls to remain calm and get it done. Way to go Sully. themetfairy Jan 16 2009 05:13 PM ="Centerfield"]Several articles in the papers today about how improbable it was to make that landing, and how that guy must have big giant balls to remain calm and get it done. Way to go Sully. MFS62 Jan 16 2009 06:59 PM On one of the cable nesw channels last night, the host interviewed an airline pilot with "35 years' experience". The host asked him to rate what Sully did, from 1-10. The guy said "7 or 8". Excuse me, but I'd like to know what a 10 would have been; land the plane on the Intrepid? Later Benjamin Grimm Jan 16 2009 07:05 PM He could have landed it in Times Square. Then the passengers could have disembarked and had a nice dinner. metirish Jan 16 2009 07:28 PM ="Benjamin Grimm":2ru4nwbz]He could have landed it in Times Square. Then the passengers could have disembarked and had a nice dinner.[/quote:2ru4nwbz] LOL..... Edgy DC Jan 16 2009 09:47 PM The guy has moved past hero status to phenomenon status. His facebook profile shows him as having 82,781 fans. Tom Seaver has 147, three of whom are Crane Poolers. metirish Jan 17 2009 12:08 PM