US Airways A320 Flight 1549 Hudson River AIRBUS A320 caught on CCTV Camera
US Airways A320 Flight 1549 Hudson River AIRBUS A320 water landing caught on CCTV Camera
The National Transportation Safety Board and other agencies are investigating not only what went wrong, but also what went right Thursday when a US Airways flight ended in the Hudson River without any deaths or major injuries.
The aircraft remains in the Hudson River on Friday. Workers hope to lift it out Saturday morning.
The aircraft remains in the Hudson River on Friday. Workers hope to lift it out Saturday morning.
“Having a successful ditching is a very rare event,” Kitty Higgins of the NTSB said Friday.
“We’ll not only celebrate what worked here, but also learn what worked. So many times you’re only focused on what went wrong. A lot of things went right yesterday.”
Divers struggled against strong currents and frigid water temperatures to retrieve critical pieces of the puzzle from the Hudson River, where US Airways flight 1549 ended up less than three minutes after it took off from New York’s LaGuardia Airport Thursday afternoon.
The flight data and pit voice recorders — both critical to determining exactly what happened — remained attached to the tail section of the aircraft, which was still partially submerged but secured to moorings. Video Watch a former pilot tell how to water-land a plane »
Workers will be at the site until midnight, rigging the aircraft so it can be lifted out Saturday morning, attached to a barge and moved to a secure location for investigation, Higgins said.
Both engines from the Airbus A320 double-engine jet were on the river bottom, after the water landing’s impact apparently detached them from the plane. Authorities are using side-scan sonar to locate the engines, Higgins said.
The engines also will be brought in as part of the investigation into what happened, including the possibility of bird strikes.
“I don’t want to characterize anything at this point about this particular accident because we are just at the beginning stages,” Higgins said, adding that this accident would be the first “in a very long time” where possible bird strikes may have been a factor. Video Watch water wash over the plane »
Meanwhile, passengers, city officials and aviation experts heaped praise on pilot Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger and his crew, as well as first responders who acted quickly to minimize passengers’ injuries in below-freezing temperatures and frigid water.
The White House said President Bush called Sullenberger to praise him for “his heroic efforts to ensure the safety of his passengers and the people in the area.”
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Sullenberger executed an “incredibly skillful emergency landing.” The pilot and crew of the flight will receive the key to the city, he told reporters Friday. “We typically like you to land at our airports,” he joked, but said the water landing worked out with the best possible outcome. Video Watch Bloomberg honor heroism »
“We saw a lot of heroism in the Hudson yesterday,” Bloomberg said.
The mayor also gave certificates of appreciation to first responders who scrambled to help passengers to safety.
Shortly after the flight, bound for Charlotte, North Carolina, took off at 3:26 p.m. Thursday, passengers noticed quickly that something was awry. See a map of the plane’s flight path »
A source familiar with the situation told CNN that Sullenberger reported a double bird strike, which was taken to mean that birds were sucked into both the jet’s engines. The FAA said witnesses reported seeing the plane hit a flock of birds.
Sullenberger was given clearance to return to LaGuardia for an emergency landing, a source said, but instead, he was forced to find someplace else to ditch the plane. In crowded New York City, the Hudson River provided the best option. Video Watch how the landing and rescue happened »
After the plane came to a stop, passengers quickly got out, standing on the partially submerged wings or on the emergency exit chutes, which also serve as life rafts.
New York Waterway Capt. Vince Lombardi, operating a ferry in the Hudson, said he noticed something in the water as the boat pulled out of Pier 70.
“I said to my deck hand, ‘That’s an odd-looking boat,’ ” he told reporters Friday. “He said, ‘I think that’s an airplane.’ ”
The ferry headed straight for the plane, he said.
“I was a little overwhelmed and scared for the people. The water is about 32 degrees. The outside air temp was in the 20s. We were worried if we didn’t get them out right away, there would be casualties.”
As he arrived, he said, most passengers were calm, but some were cheering and crying. Some said, “Get me out of the water, please, I’m cold.”
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US Airways Crash Caught on Video Flight 1549 Hudson River US Coast Guard Vessel Traffic Service
(Video courtesy of Coast Guard Vessel Traffic Service)
New York–The Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board released Coast Guard footage today of the U.S. Airways passenger plane as it conducted an emergency landing into the Hudson River Jan. 15, 2009.
The Coast Guard is conducting a safety zone around the plane, which is now located at Battery Park City, N.Y., while a commercial salvage team is working to remove the plane from the water.
The Coast Guard, New York Police and Fire Departments, New York Waterways and Circle Line ferry rescue teams launched a multi-asset response yesterday when the plane ditched onto the Hudson River, at approximately 3:30 p.m.
Upon initial notification, Coast Guard Sector New York launched a fleet of small rescue boats and the 87-foot Coast Guard Cutter Ridley was diverted to the scene. The Coast Guard Cutter Katherine Walker also arrived on scene to ist in the search and rescue efforts and enforcement of the safety zones.
Three Coast Guard helicopters from Air Station Atlantic City, N.J., and one from Air Station Cape Cod, Mass., worked closely with New York City Police air ets to provide aerial support.
The video was captured by Coast Guard Vessel Traffic Service. The purpose of a VTS is to provide active monitoring and navigational advice for vessels in particularly confined and busy waterways. There are two main types of VTS, surveillance and non-surveillance.
Surveillance systems consist of one or more land-based sensors
(including radar, Automated Identification Systems and closed circuit television sites), which output their signals to a central location where operators monitor and manage vessel traffic movement. Non-surveillance systems consist of one or more reporting points at which ships are required to report their identity, course, speed, and other data to the monitoring authority.
The Coast Guard operates 12 Vessel Traffic Centers (VTC): Prince William Sound, Puget Sound, Valdez, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles/Long Beach, Houston-Galveston, Berwick Bay, Louisville, Saint Mary’s River, Port Arthur, Tampa, and New York.
(Video courtesy of Coast Guard Vessel Traffic Service)
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3:31:15___0:00___Plane comes to rest
3:31:40___0:25___Slides see to be blown, pax on wing
3:32:13___0:58___Man falls of R. wing tip
3:32:22___1:07___Man pulled back on wing
3:32:49___1:34___First ferry seen to be responding
3:33:05___1:50___First ferry arrives
3:35:40___4:25___Second ferry seen to be responding
3:37:04___5:49___Third ferry seen to be responding
3:37:30___6:15___Second ferry arrives
3:38:30___7:15___Third ferry arrives
3:38:42___7:27___Fourth boat on scene
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More CCTV of US Airways 1549 Crash Captured by Con Edison Security Camera in Manhattan
Check out the wake left by the plane in the water.
Video courtesy of Con Edison
The video was recorded on Jan. 15, 2009, by a Con Edison security camera on Manhattan’s West Side.
NOTE: Security camera footage records in Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Video courtesy of Con Edison http://www.coned.com/
Duration : 0:10:1
US Airways Airbus A320 Flight 1549 Hudson River: A320 CCTV Camera zoomed Footage
US Airways A320 Flight 1549 Hudson River AIRBUS A320 caugh on cctv camera.
The National Transportation Safety Board and other agencies are investigating not only what went wrong, but also what went right Thursday when a US Airways flight ended in the Hudson River without any deaths or major injuries.
The aircraft remains in the Hudson River on Friday. Workers hope to lift it out Saturday morning.
The aircraft remains in the Hudson River on Friday. Workers hope to lift it out Saturday morning.
“Having a successful ditching is a very rare event,” Kitty Higgins of the NTSB said Friday.
“We’ll not only celebrate what worked here, but also learn what worked. So many times you’re only focused on what went wrong. A lot of things went right yesterday.”
Divers struggled against strong currents and frigid water temperatures to retrieve critical pieces of the puzzle from the Hudson River, where US Airways flight 1549 ended up less than three minutes after it took off from New York’s LaGuardia Airport Thursday afternoon.
The flight data and pit voice recorders — both critical to determining exactly what happened — remained attached to the tail section of the aircraft, which was still partially submerged but secured to moorings. Video Watch a former pilot tell how to water-land a plane »
Workers will be at the site until midnight, rigging the aircraft so it can be lifted out Saturday morning, attached to a barge and moved to a secure location for investigation, Higgins said.
Both engines from the Airbus A320 double-engine jet were on the river bottom, after the water landing’s impact apparently detached them from the plane. Authorities are using side-scan sonar to locate the engines, Higgins said.
The engines also will be brought in as part of the investigation into what happened, including the possibility of bird strikes.
“I don’t want to characterize anything at this point about this particular accident because we are just at the beginning stages,” Higgins said, adding that this accident would be the first “in a very long time” where possible bird strikes may have been a factor. Video Watch water wash over the plane »
Meanwhile, passengers, city officials and aviation experts heaped praise on pilot Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger and his crew, as well as first responders who acted quickly to minimize passengers’ injuries in below-freezing temperatures and frigid water.
The White House said President Bush called Sullenberger to praise him for “his heroic efforts to ensure the safety of his passengers and the people in the area.”
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Sullenberger executed an “incredibly skillful emergency landing.” The pilot and crew of the flight will receive the key to the city, he told reporters Friday. “We typically like you to land at our airports,” he joked, but said the water landing worked out with the best possible outcome. Video Watch Bloomberg honor heroism »
“We saw a lot of heroism in the Hudson yesterday,” Bloomberg said.
The mayor also gave certificates of appreciation to first responders who scrambled to help passengers to safety.
Shortly after the flight, bound for Charlotte, North Carolina, took off at 3:26 p.m. Thursday, passengers noticed quickly that something was awry. See a map of the plane’s flight path »
A source familiar with the situation told CNN that Sullenberger reported a double bird strike, which was taken to mean that birds were sucked into both the jet’s engines. The FAA said witnesses reported seeing the plane hit a flock of birds.
Sullenberger was given clearance to return to LaGuardia for an emergency landing, a source said, but instead, he was forced to find someplace else to ditch the plane. In crowded New York City, the Hudson River provided the best option. Video Watch how the landing and rescue happened »
After the plane came to a stop, passengers quickly got out, standing on the partially submerged wings or on the emergency exit chutes, which also serve as life rafts.
New York Waterway Capt. Vince Lombardi, operating a ferry in the Hudson, said he noticed something in the water as the boat pulled out of Pier 70.
“I said to my deck hand, ‘That’s an odd-looking boat,’ ” he told reporters Friday. “He said, ‘I think that’s an airplane.’ ”
The ferry headed straight for the plane, he said.
“I was a little overwhelmed and scared for the people. The water is about 32 degrees. The outside air temp was in the 20s. We were worried if we didn’t get them out right away, there would be casualties.”
As he arrived, he said, most passengers were calm, but some were cheering and crying. Some said, “Get me out of the water, please, I’m cold.”
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