A US Air jet (Airbus 320) ditched in the Hudson River this afternoon. Within six minutes of take-off from LaGuardia Airport the plane began to experience a catastrophic engine problem. The flight was bound for Charleston Charlotte , South North Carolina.
It is believed that a flock of geese flew into the engines and disabled them. The pilot made the heroic decision to land the plane in the Hudson.
It seems that all 146 passengers and the crew survived the impact. The passengers and crew were transported from the plane to ferry boats, even a Circle Line boat.
A passenger told CNN he thought that all those on board had escaped unharmed.
“A couple of minutes after taking off we heard a loud bang, the plane shook a bit and immediately we could smell smoke and fire.”
“A couple of minutes after taking off we heard a loud bang, the plane shook a bit and immediately we could smell smoke and fire.”
The photograph is by Janis Krums from Sarasota, Florida posts the first photo of U.S. Airways flight 1549 on Twitter from his iPhone.
He has a short piece on his web page http://www.janiskrums.com/ how to use twitter effectivly
It's on twitter but the server seems to be overwhelmed right now
Simone, my daughter, flew to North Carolina this morning, luckily on another airline. I’m still feeling shaky thinking about ‘what could have happened!”
Hey Louise- I believe the plane was headed for Charlotte, NC. Amazing how everyone managed to be rescued. Best, Frank Jump
Fading Ad Blog
PS: Saw you on AlphaInventions! Would love to be on your blogroll.
Shocking, remarkable everyone survived… that water must be freezing.
http://www.okathleen.wordpress.com