JR Boucicaut 3802 Report post Posted January 15, 2009 Just watching the news right now, you can see the tail of the plane sticking out of the water. Details real sketchy, nothing as of yet Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dangle 0 Report post Posted January 15, 2009 I wonder what the temperature of the water is like...If it's not frozen that is...I'm not seeing anything on msn.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JR Boucicaut 3802 Report post Posted January 15, 2009 Looks like it flew into a flock of geese and the pilot floated it into the river. People are being evacuated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dalebert 8 Report post Posted January 15, 2009 Looks like they are saying everyone has been evacuated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
djosbun 0 Report post Posted January 15, 2009 Water is probably as cold as the showers at one of Cincinnati's rinks........I hope everyboy on board is ok and nobody lost their life. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dangle 0 Report post Posted January 15, 2009 geese into the turbine(s) possibly?It's on MSN.com now Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chadd 916 Report post Posted January 15, 2009 Shit, it looks like one of our A320s. That's not a small airplane, 150-ish seatsgeese into the turbine(s) possibly?It's on MSN.com nowBOTH engines flamed out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dalebert 8 Report post Posted January 15, 2009 CNN's feed has a passenger on the phone. He said boats were right against the doors of the plane. Good to know how quickly and efficient everyone worked here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dangle 0 Report post Posted January 15, 2009 BOTH engines flamed out.Geese will do that to an engine. What bad luck.It's about 20 degrees in Manhatten right now... the water must be cold! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gummer12 134 Report post Posted January 15, 2009 http://flightaware.com/news/article/US-Air...Hudson-River/93 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dangle 0 Report post Posted January 15, 2009 151 people onboard including crew members Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chadd 916 Report post Posted January 15, 2009 BOTH engines flamed out.Geese will do that to an engine. What bad luck.It's about 20 degrees in Manhatten right now... the water must be cold!I've seen 40 and 33 both mentioned as water temp.151 people onboard including crew membersThat would be Captain, First Officer, three flight attendants and 146 passengers.http://flightaware.com/news/article/US-Air...Hudson-River/93I tried pulling up FA as soon as I read it here but the site was down due to the heavy traffic.http://flightaware.com/live/flight/USA1549 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
djosbun 0 Report post Posted January 15, 2009 NYC rescue is always on the ball. Props to those professionals, another job well done. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrusse01 0 Report post Posted January 15, 2009 Sounds like a hell of a job by the pilot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drewhunz 3 Report post Posted January 15, 2009 Sounds like a hell of a job by everyone involved. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thockey17 1 Report post Posted January 15, 2009 I've seen 40 and 33 both mentioned as water temp.Water is 43degrees. Quite cold for all those who are in it without some 5/3mm rubber.Glad to hear everyone is alright. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dalebert 8 Report post Posted January 15, 2009 So far the only injuries that are being treated are for hypothermia they just said on CNN. I know hypothermia can be dangerous but that is incredible as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RadioGaGa 162 Report post Posted January 16, 2009 I heard a passenger account. The only thing the Captain said was "prepare for impact". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
djosbun 0 Report post Posted January 16, 2009 Every news report this morning is about the pilot. Did you hear that he still walked the whole isle after evacuation, to make sure every single person was off the plane? There's special spots in heaven for people like him. He's a rare breed of human: in the face of danger he still puts complete strangers before himself. And he has a side business for safety consulting! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeyJ0506 192 Report post Posted January 19, 2009 My dad was on a trip for a coaches' clinic and saw the plane land in the water. He said it was amazing how smooth the plane landed, all things considered. That, combined with what djosbun said really says something about the type of human that guy is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RadioGaGa 162 Report post Posted January 23, 2009 Some pretty amazing pictures from the recovery.http://reasonpad.com/?p=1903 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
djosbun 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2009 Wow, those were very, very cool shots. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LkptTiger 1 Report post Posted February 13, 2009 ...and now a flight goes down and pancakes a house just outside of Buffalo. What a shame; I know the area - it couldn't have been more than 5-10 miles from the airport/it's destination.*edit* - link to story: http://us.cnn.com/2009/US/02/13/plane.cras...york/index.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blueandgold26 1 Report post Posted February 13, 2009 ...and now a flight goes down and pancakes a house just outside of Buffalo. What a shame; I know the area - it couldn't have been more than 5-10 miles from the airport/it's destination.*edit* - link to story: http://us.cnn.com/2009/US/02/13/plane.cras...york/index.htmlI live about 10miles away from this and it's crazy around here. The local news was on until about 4 am. The worst part about it is that all 48 on board and 1 person who lived in the house died... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chadd 916 Report post Posted February 13, 2009 I heard about it on my way out of the hotel in Baltimore this morning. I do know a couple people that work for Colgan, hopefully they weren't involved. Oddly enough, I'm also in Buffalo tonight. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
