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Old January 15th 09, 10:01 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Kingfish
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Default Airliner crashes into Hudson River after LGA departure

Holy smokes! CNN is reporting an airliner went down in the Hudson
after departing LaGuardia. I heard something about birdstrikes, but
can't imagine a double engine failure due to that(?) They sure picked
a cold day to go swimming... Hope everybody is ok...
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Old January 15th 09, 10:23 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Kingfish
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Default Airliner crashes into Hudson River after LGA departure

On Jan 15, 4:01*pm, Kingfish wrote:
Holy smokes! CNN is reporting an airliner went down in the Hudson
after departing LaGuardia. I heard something about birdstrikes, but
can't imagine a double engine failure due to that(?) They sure picked
a cold day to go swimming... Hope everybody is ok...


CNN is reporting all 135 on board got off the plane (and didn't get
wet!) Apparently a flock of geese got in the way soon after takeoff,
and both engines sucked in birds. Damn the luck...
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Old January 15th 09, 10:55 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Guy Elden Jr
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Default Airliner crashes into Hudson River after LGA departure

On Jan 15, 4:01*pm, Kingfish wrote:
Holy smokes! CNN is reporting an airliner went down in the Hudson
after departing LaGuardia. I heard something about birdstrikes, but
can't imagine a double engine failure due to that(?) They sure picked
a cold day to go swimming... Hope everybody is ok...


If you go to

http://www4.passur.com/lga.html

and search to about 15:26pm, you'll see the ill-fated flight. He gets
up to around 3400 feet, and then makes an immediate 180 trying to get
back to La Guardia. Seeing that was impossible, he headed for the
Hudson, and very nearly collided with a Eurocopter flying north at
1000 feet along the river. The copter pilot dodged out of the way,
then circled back to where the plane hit the water.

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.
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Old January 15th 09, 11:12 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Mxsmanic
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Default Airliner crashes into Hudson River after LGA departure

Kingfish writes:

Holy smokes! CNN is reporting an airliner went down in the Hudson
after departing LaGuardia. I heard something about birdstrikes, but
can't imagine a double engine failure due to that(?) They sure picked
a cold day to go swimming... Hope everybody is ok...


Bird strikes are a leading cause of engine failure. Jet engines don't often
fail all on their own.
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Old January 15th 09, 11:14 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Mxsmanic
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Default Airliner crashes into Hudson River after LGA departure

Guy Elden Jr writes:

I'm absolutely astonished that plane didn't flip when it hit the
water.


Why?
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Old January 15th 09, 11:32 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Shirl
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Default Airliner crashes into Hudson River after LGA departure

Kingfish wrote:
CNN is reporting all 135 on board got off the plane (and didn't get
wet!) Apparently a flock of geese got in the way soon after takeoff,
and both engines sucked in birds. Damn the luck...


Depends how you choose to view it. I'd say their luck was pretty damn
good!
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Old January 15th 09, 11:45 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Darkwing
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Default Airliner crashes into Hudson River after LGA departure


"Shirl" wrote in message
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Kingfish wrote:
CNN is reporting all 135 on board got off the plane (and didn't get
wet!) Apparently a flock of geese got in the way soon after takeoff,
and both engines sucked in birds. Damn the luck...


Depends how you choose to view it. I'd say their luck was pretty damn
good!


Unless you're a goose than this was an atrocity.


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Old January 15th 09, 11:47 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Darkwing
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Default Airliner crashes into Hudson River after LGA departure


"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
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Kingfish writes:

Holy smokes! CNN is reporting an airliner went down in the Hudson
after departing LaGuardia. I heard something about birdstrikes, but
can't imagine a double engine failure due to that(?) They sure picked
a cold day to go swimming... Hope everybody is ok...


Bird strikes are a leading cause of engine failure. Jet engines don't
often
fail all on their own.


....and right on queue the resident idiot chimes in.


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Old January 15th 09, 11:54 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Shirl
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Default Airliner crashes into Hudson River after LGA departure

Guy Elden Jr writes:
I'm absolutely astonished that plane didn't flip when it hit the
water.


Witness said they held the nose up and that it looked like a normal
landing only on water instead of a runway. Amazing job.
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Old January 16th 09, 12:02 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
John Smith
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Default Airliner crashes into Hudson River after LGA departure

Shirl wrote:
Witness said they held the nose up and that it looked like a normal
landing only on water instead of a runway.


Surprise!
 




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