We're Gonna Be in the Hudson - Lesson Learned From the US Airways Flight 1549 Investigation

On January 15, 2009, US Airways flight 1549, an Airbus A320, experienced a loss of thrust in both engines after encountering a flock of birds.  At an altitude of only 3,000 feet, the flilghtcrew was faced the challenge of ditching an airliner with 155 people on board into the Hudson River.  The National Transportation Safety Board’s final report of the investigation, which is expected to be completed in May 2010, will address a number of important safety issues including bird-ingestion and airframe ditching requirements, wildlife hazard mitigation, and many survival-related topics including passenger brace positions, slide/raft stowage and passenger immersion protection.  This presentation will address the lessons learned from the investigation of the “Miracle on the Hudson”.