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US Airways Flight 1549 Ditching on the Hudson River January 15, 2009

US Airways Flight 1549 Ditching on the Hudson River January 15, 2009. Robert Benzon Investigator-in-Charge. Details. January 15, 2009 3:27 p.m. Airbus A320-214, N106US 150 passengers, 5 crewmembers 4 passengers and 1 flight attendant seriously injured. Impact With Birds.

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US Airways Flight 1549 Ditching on the Hudson River January 15, 2009

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  1. US AirwaysFlight 1549 Ditching on the Hudson RiverJanuary 15, 2009 Robert Benzon Investigator-in-Charge

  2. Details • January 15, 2009 3:27 p.m. • Airbus A320-214, N106US • 150 passengers, 5 crewmembers • 4 passengers and 1 flight attendant seriously injured

  3. Impact With Birds Direction of Bird Flight 2,200’ 2,100’ 2,000’ 1,900’ 1,800’ 84 RADES/OLAD

  4. Timing • Rotation to bird strikes = 1 min 37 sec • Bird strikes to ditching = 3 min 31 sec • Total flight time = 5 min 8 sec

  5. Fractured 1st-Stage Booster Blades

  6. Safety Issues • Certification of engines for bird strikes • Bird mitigation efforts • Pilot ditching training and procedures • Ditching survival factors

  7. Parties and Other Participants • Federal Aviation Administration • French Bureau d’Enquetes et d’Analyses • Airbus (Advisor) • US Airways • US Airline Pilots Association • CFM International • International Association of Machinists • Association of Flight Attendants • National Air Traffic Controllers Association

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