US Airways flight crashes in NY. In water, and looks good.

[originalpckelly]

Hopefully, few people are going to be hurt. Just on CNBC.

[cali]

1. in the Hudson River

people evidently standing on the wings.

[originalpckelly]

2. This is fucking weird.

The thing looks like it really survived the impact. Shallow water probably kept fires from starting. It's a miracle, though it's fucking cold out there.

Looks like a damn movie set.

[cali]

6. looks like the plane might be sinking

and it's very cold. People are being rescued.

[mnhtnbb]

4. USAIR #1549 from LaGuardia to Charlotte

[mnhtnbb]

9. 135 people on board. Cannot tell if anyone is out of plane yet

[mnhtnbb]

3. On CNN Live. Can see the plane in Hudson River and 5 ferry boats

Rescue operation?

[ThomWV]

8. Just unimportant enough on a national scale to draw CNN's undivided attention for the next two weeks

[uppityperson]

10. Lots of ferries (?) around it. I imagine people will get rescued quickly.

[ThomWV]

18. Looks to me like they'll freeze to death before they can be rescued - looks bad

Don't know, maybe they are plucking them up OK but I suspect it will be very bad.

[Tesha]

71. Apparently, everyone is fine. (NT)

[malaise]

5. They are so freaking lucky it isn't funny

Aircraft took off at 3.26 for Charlotte NC. Ft 1549. Looks like everyone got off before it began to sink.

[cali]

7. I'm not sure everyone's been rescued.

[malaise]

12. Geese strike just after take off

164 passengers five crew.

Looks like a great ditching from the pilots.

[No DUplicitous DUpe]

20. I can't believe the shape that aircraft is in after a water landing!

Great job, pilots!

[malaise]

59. Amazing

Great pilots indeed and those who prepared passengers for the ditching. Give thanks to the ferry crew and the fire crew who picked them up quickly. Passengers look fine.

[mnhtnbb]

21. Some ferries leaving indicates they may be taking rescued passengers ashore

Coast Guard dropping life jackets as passengers get off into water.

[helderheid]

11. WATCH LIVE

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/22887506#22887506

[malaise]

16. That's why they cut the hearings!

I guess

[helderheid]

24. Could be!

[mnhtnbb]

13. Deep water side of the Hudson. If they can't prevent plane from sinking--it won't be good

[cali]

14. eyewitness says it looked like a controlled

landing. says it was a very gradual angle.

[mikelgb]

15. holy shit

i have had this scenario play out in may head many times on airplanes

[cali]

17. air temp is 23. water temp is 43

dangerous conditions.

[SidDithers]

19. Screencap from ABCNews...

Sid

[cali]

22. Coast Guard is dropping life jackets in water

that would seem to indicate that there are people in the water.

[madinmaryland]

23. It's floating!

[Occam Bandage]

27. It's underwater now.

[Occam Bandage]

25. Major credit to the pilot.

That's about as good of a result as I can imagine, given an airplane with zero engines and a near-full tank of fuel after takeoff.

[No DUplicitous DUpe]

28. And in the NYC metro area! It's unreal. nt

[rvablue]

47. Indeed. A brave professional. n/t

[uppityperson]

26. msnbc says may have hit a flock of geese.

[Muttocracy]

29. OMG. I haven't been on a plane in years

and have to fly four times in the next month.
:scared:

[Occam Bandage]

30. Hey, you're even safer now. That's one less flock of geese to get in your way. nt

[cali]

31. Thank god this didn't happen a couple of hours later then it did.

[Muttocracy]

35. yeah, it'll be dark and even colder very soon. nt

[azmouse]

32. Have they gotten anyone out of the plane yet?

It's sinking lower in the water. Scary...

[cali]

33. that's unclear

from what I'm hearing on CNN there are still people on board.

[Occam Bandage]

34. They've gotten at least some people out, but I have no idea how many.

If everything went fine, everyone would have been evacuated in a minute and a half, but it's possible that some people were unable to escape.

[Renew Deal]

37. It's so cold right now that there's a low chance of survival in the water.

They cannot stay exposed in the water long.

[Muttocracy]

38. NYT says there were divers and crews getting people out of the water

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/15/plane-crashes-into-hudson-river/

[malaise]

39. A passenger in on CNN talking

says everyone got off. New York fire and safety were amazing here. What amazing pilots and flight crew.

[Occam Bandage]

41. Then further kudos to US Air.

[malaise]

58. Yes indeed

Bravo.

[cali]

36. Wolf interviewing a rescued passenger

saying right after takeoff loud bang, smell of burning, captain came on and said brace for impact, then we hit, plane stayed afloat, says everyone got off.

[mnhtnbb]

42. Passenger says many walked right off plane onto boat. Never went in water.

[Muttocracy]

44. MSNBC showing picture of boats and interviewing guy who took photo from ferry

[cali]

40. passenger says he's pretty sure that everyone got off

the passengers are all in a building on 42nd street.

[SidDithers]

43. ABC News copter reporting "Newark is saying it looks like...

everyone got out".

Sid

[Graybeard]

45. Local news reporting it was on fire before going down.

A reporter with New York One News saw the plane with flames coming out before it went into the river. Commuter ferries immediately went to it to rescue passengers.

[Muttocracy]

46. still photo on NYT site:

[originalpckelly]

50. This is the weirdest shit I've ever seen!

Birds supposedly went into the engine.

[uppityperson]

48. What pollution will it cause, wondering about getting the oil/fuel out of water.

Now that it looks like everyone is safe, wondering about the oil/fuel in water issue.

[alcibiades_mystery]

49. LOL

It's the Hudson river

[uppityperson]

51. Yeah, but still.

I thought about not posting the question, but still.

[originalpckelly]

53. The plane probably sucked pollution out of the river!

:P

[kenny blankenship]

54. There will be a big die-off of Hoboken Trout.

[PCIntern]

57. the river will pollute the wing tanks...

[cali]

52. another passenger speaking

Fred Buretta. Says engine blew out, pilot turned around, made a line for the river. says it was a phenomenal landing. After impact, people were very orderly. people made their way to the rafts alongside the fuselage. A few people went into the water but he thinks they all got out.

Amazing.

[Nikki Stone1]

67. God Bless Americans. We the people do disasters well.

A shame our recent preznut was so anti-American.

[Fleshdancer]

55. Kudos to the NY first responders

and I imagine the flight crew deserves credit too for getting everyone out quickly.

[malaise]

60. Absolutely

Great work all around.

[Muttocracy]

61. Look at this photo up on NYT - like a textbook evacuation!

[azmouse]

62. Wow. That is an amazing picture.

[Fleshdancer]

63. wild!

Thanks for posting the pic. My bet is that it will be used in all future training manuals.

[malaise]

64. Even more important I heard a passenger saying that

they were calm and insisted on women and children leaving the aircraft first.
That is unbelievable. A classy flight crew and classy passengers. What an amazing ditching.
The pilot was right - over land they would have all died...amazing judgement.

[Muttocracy]

66. and the pilot had to make that decision FAST - what a choice

land in freezing water vs. try to glide somewhere on the west side.

[malaise]

69. As TahitiNut posted

Union pilots to boot.

[Taverner]

56. If everyone had their seatbelt on - NO one should be hurt

Let's hope for the best :)

[Nikki Stone1]

65. It's not a crash: It's a very skilled water landing. Kudos to the pilate.

I want to fly with that guy next time I have to go somewhere.

[malaise]

68. It's a ditching although the pilots were so good

it actually looks like a water landing. Damn great pilots.

[originalpckelly]

70. I posted this as it was first being reported...

sorry about that!

That's what they called it.