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Old January 16th 09, 03:03 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Default Airliner crashes into Hudson River after LGA departure

On Jan 15, 4:55*pm, Guy Elden Jr wrote:
I'm absolutely astonished that plane didn't flip when it hit the
water. They got real lucky today, as it's absolutely freezing up here
right now.



I wouldn't expect the plane to flip, unless the pilot tried to ditch
with the gear down. Yeah, it was cold yesterday (I'm in southern CT)
I don't know if anybody ended up in the water, but just thinking about
it makes me cringe.