A US Airways flight out of NY just ditched in the Hudson River with about 150 people on board.
I'm looking out my window at NY Harbor and watching the USCG, NYPD harbor units, and ferries rushing to the rescue.
Local news is reporting that the plane hit a flock of geese and did a controlled "landing" in the water when the pilot determined he was not going to make it to the airport.
I'm sure there'll be a lot to learn, but for now, let's say a prayer for the passengers, crew, and rescuers.
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Local news is now reporting that all passengers and crew are fully accounted for. The pilot was the last one off the plane, and made sure all the passengers were off.
Sounds like he did a good job. (understatement of the day)
Many people in local hospitals for exposure issues and some bumps and strains. Temperatures are reported as 35 degrees in the water, air temperature of about 18 degrees.
It appears that very few people, if any, actually wound up in the water. One passenger reported that by the time he got to the front door, there was a ferry right outside of the plane and he was able to just climb on board.
Everybody walked off the plane so somebody did something right. I hope they are looking at what worked as well as what went wrong when they investigate it.
I was wondering a couple of days ago what you could do to reduce the risk of getting seriously injured or slightly killed on a commercial flight if it crashed. Should that be a new thread?
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