Sully's Landing spot

You are standing near the stretch of the Hudson River that became the site of one of the most remarkable aviation events in history. On January 15, 2009, US Airways Flight 1549 struck a flock of Canada geese shortly after taking off from LaGuardia Airport, causing an immediate and total loss of power in both engines. Faced with a crippled aircraft at a low altitude, Captain Chesley Sullenberger made the split-second decision to glide the Airbus A320 onto the surface of this river. The choice of this specific landing zone proved critical to the survival of everyone on board. By putting the plane down in the Hudson near Midtown Manhattan, the flight crew placed the wreckage directly alongside one of the busiest ferry corridors in the city. Because commuter ferries and emergency vessels were already operating in this area, rescue crews reached the bobbing aircraft in less than three minutes, preventing passengers from succumbing to the frigid January water. Captain Sullenberger utilized his experience as a glider pilot to manage the plane's energy as it descended toward the river. Even after the aircraft came to a rest on the water, he walked the length of the sinking cabin twice to ensure every passenger had been evacuated before he finally exited the cockpit himself. Every one of the 155 people on board survived the event that the world would come to know as the Miracle on the Hudson. TOPIC_DONE