plane crashes

[CDBS14]

Plane crashes in hudson aby, or more like crash landed; passengers must have frozen their balls of, lol. no one died though.

[Xx-CHURCHY-xX]

In case anyone wants details, the plane took off from LaGuardia airport and was heading to Charlotte. The plane was over the Bronx when it hit a flock of geese, which took out one of the engines. The plane made a U-turn in an attempt to make it back to the airport, but had to make an emergency crash landing in the Hudson River. There were about 150 people on the plane with no casualties. Divers have been in and out the river for a few hours. The biggest concern was not the crash itself, but the freezing temperatures where it was 20 degrees with a windchill of about 5 degrees. Hudson River has crazy winds, also, which made it even worse.

 

Some witnesses reported seeing an engine explode over the Bronx (Fordham Road more specifically, which is about a 5 minute walk from where I am). The first reports were that there was a blown engine when it flew over the Bronx, but that was quickly changed to a flock of geese getting caught in the engine.

 

More details are definitely on their way.

[RNG187]

everyone's okay, thats all i care about.

[Prime-VR]

Xx-CHURCHY-xX ]

In case anyone wants details, the plane took off from LaGuardia airport and was heading to Charlotte. The plane was over the Bronx when it hit a flock of geese, which took out one of the engines. The plane made a U-turn in an attempt to make it back to the airport, but had to make an emergency crash landing in the Hudson River. There were about 150 people on the plane with no casualties. Divers have been in and out the river for a few hours. The biggest concern was not the crash itself, but the freezing temperatures where it was 20 degrees with a windchill of about 5 degrees. Hudson River has crazy winds, also, which made it even worse.

 

Some witnesses reported seeing an engine explode over the Bronx (Fordham Road more specifically, which is about a 5 minute walk from where I am). The first reports were that there was a blown engine when it flew over the Bronx, but that was quickly changed to a flock of geese getting caught in the engine.

 

More details are definitely on their way.

 

Thanks for a better report.

[MRM3T]

Thank God all are safe...I was at the Gym when I heard this

[[*N*]CpT_NuTJoB]

Fuckin Canadians and there geese...

 

Oh wait I am part Canadian !!

 

Glad everyone is safe..

 

You sure it wasn't seagulls

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CpT_NuTJoB ]

Fuckin Canadians and there geese...

 

Oh wait I am part Canadian !!

 

Glad everyone is safe..

 

You sure it wasn't seagulls

You'd be surprised how many Geese are actually flying around at this time of year. The gulls stay towards the beaches and huge parking lots. Geese are all about parks and highways.

[o-BacklasH-o]

Glad everyone is ok and they should hire me to do some hunting up there. I'm sure I could get the goose population down! The geese in Illinois and Wisconsin can attest to that ;D.

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BacklasH ]

Glad everyone is ok and they should hire me to do some hunting up there. I'm sure I could get the goose population down! The geese in Illinois and Wisconsin can attest to that ;D.

Think you can go Solid Snake and hunt some Rats?

[o-BacklasH-o]

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BacklasH ]

Glad everyone is ok and they should hire me to do some hunting up there. I'm sure I could get the goose population down! The geese in Illinois and Wisconsin can attest to that ;D.

Think you can go Solid Snake and hunt some Rats?

 

HELL no. I don't do rats lol.

[DK_MaluNYMets]

There is a rumor that Mets player David Wright was on the plane but all the passengers are alright so its all good.

[RNG187]

if you've seen pictures or video, it looks like the passengers were walking from the plane's blowup ramp directly onto the ferries without getting wet, or having to jump, etc.

[Xx-CHURCHY-xX]

Within 10 minutes of the landing/crash, there were about 10 ships there to help and assist with the plane and passengers. They went along a ramp one by one onto different ships and brought back to shore. Most of them didn't have any of their belongings (no jackets) when they came off the plane.

 

On the other hand, the pilot is being considered a Hero. 30-40 seconds (I believe) after take-off, the Pilot reported that the engines had been hit by birds and the plane was going down. The pilot made announcements saying "We're going down" and "Brace yourselves" before landing in the water. The way he landed was as if he landed an aircraft on a regular runway. They said he landed smoothly and was very professional about the whole thing going on. If I'm not mistaken, they also said that the captain of the plane was a retired US Air Force pilot, I believe

[RNG187]

yeah church, i also heard that the pilot has been flying for 30+ years and was apart of the air force. it's a miracle that there are so many different commuter ferries between NY and jersey, if not those people could've been in real trouble.

[CDBS14]

RNG187 ]

yeah church, i also heard that the pilot has been flying for 30+ years and was apart of the air force. it's a miracle that there are so many different commuter ferries between NY and jersey, if not those people could've been in real trouble.

 

ITS A MIRACLE THE PLANE DIDNT HIT ANY OF THOSE COMMUTER FERRIES.

[RNG187]

watch the video of it on CNN/ireport, the guy watching the whole thing said the plane's wings were even, it was a smooth landing, and that when people were exiting the plane they were in a calm, and collective manner.

[HogWild_101st]

That's one hell of a pilot and crew is all I can say. Simply amazing. And most certainly WELL DONE.

[CDBS14]

yea some people got mild hypothermia, i think that was the worst out of it.

[RNG187]

HogWild ]

That's one hell of a pilot and crew is all I can say. Simply amazing. And most certainly WELL DONE.

 

definitely. shows how well the military trains their pilots for any situation.

[IRISH BULL]

This pilot is definitely a HERO! It was reported that he would not leave the plane until every passenger was safely off and on a boat. Also, the passengers reported that the landing was about the same impact of a minor rear end collision in a car.

[RNG187]

cnn has a video of the actual impact of the plane, looks JUST like a regular landing.

 

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/01/17/usair.splash.video/index.html

[SgtJoeFriday]

The wife had 5 people that work for her company on that flight. One of which she'd worked with for awhile.

 

I've also heard a few people say all was pretty calm. One person is telling her friends and family that there felt like a presence calming everyone and helping everyone get out.