Hudson River plane landing

January 16, 2009

US Airways Flight 1549 descends on its way to an emergency ditching in the Hudson River, New York, Thursday Jan. 15, 2009. The Airbus A320 bound for Charlotte, N.C., struck a flock of birds just after takeoff minutes earlier at LaGuardia Airport, apparently disabling the engines. The pilot maneuvered the crippled jetliner over New York City and ditched it in the frigid Hudson River, and all 155 on board were pulled to safety as the plane slowly sank. (AP Photo/Trela Media)

A US Airways jetliner is seen after it crashed into the Hudson River Thursday afternoon, Jan. 15, 2009 after a flock of birds apparently disabled both its engines. Rescuers pulled the more than 150 passengers and crew members into boats before the plane sank, authorities say. Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Laura Brown said Flight 1549 had just taken off from LaGuardia Airport en route to Charlotte, N.C., when the crash occurred in the river near 48th Street in midtown Manhattan. (AP Photo/Greg Lam Pak Ng)

An Airbus 320 US Airways aircraft that has gone down in the Hudson River is surrounded by rescue craft in New York, Thursday Jan. 15, 2009. There were no immediately reports of deaths or serious injuries. (AP Photo/Joel Jean-Pierre)

An Airbus 320 US Airways aircraft that went down in the Hudson River is seen in New York, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009. (AP Photo/Edouard H. R. Gluck)

This video frame grab image taken from AP Television News shows a passenger who was rescued from a US Airways aircraft that has gone down in the Hudson River in New York being escorted by rescue personnel, Thursday Jan. 15, 2009. The Airbus 320 crashed into the frigid Hudson River on Thursday afternoon after a collision with a flock of birds disabled both its engines, sending more than 150 passengers and crew members scrambling onto rescue boats, authorities say. No deaths or serious injuries were immediately reported. (AP Photo/APTN)

This video frame grab image taken from AP Television News shows a passenger who was rescued from a US Airways aircraft that has gone down in the Hudson River in New York being escorted by law enforcement personnel, Thursday Jan. 15, 2009. The Airbus 320 crashed into the frigid Hudson River on Thursday afternoon after a collision with a flock of birds disabled both its engines, sending more than 150 passengers and crew members scrambling onto rescue boats, authorities say. No deaths or serious injuries were immediately reported. (AP Photo/APTN)

Authorities move an unidentified passenger, second from right, to a waiting ambulance after the plane she was on crashed into the Hudson River, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009, in New York. A US Airways plane crashed into the frigid Hudson River on Thursday afternoon after striking a bird that disabled two engines, sending 150 on board scrambling onto rescue boats, authorities say. No deaths or serious injuries were immediately reported. (AP Photo/Liz Schultz)

This video frame grab image taken from AP Television News shows passengers who escaped a US Airways aircraft that crashed in the Hudson River in New York along with rescue personnel, in a boat heading to one of the piers along the west side of Manhattan, Thursday Jan. 15, 2009. It was not immediately clear if there were injuries. (AP Photo/APTN)

In this image taken from the website of Safety Reliability Methods, Inc., US Airways pilot Chelsey B. Sullenberger III is shown. An official speaking on condition of anonymity because the investigation was still ongoing, identified Sullenberger as the pilot of US Airways Flight 1549, which crash landed in the Hudson River in New York Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009, as Chelsey B. Sullenberger III. (AP Photo/Safety Reliability Methods, Inc.)

In this photo taken by a passenger on a ferry, airline passengers egress a US Airways Airbus 320 jetliner that safely ditched in the frigid waters of the Hudson River in New York, Thursday Jan. 15, 2009 after a flock of birds knocked out both its engines. All 155 people on board survived. (AP Photo/Janis Krums)

Airline passengers wait to board a ferry to be rescued on the wings of a US Airways Airbus 320 jetliner that safely ditched in the frigid waters of the Hudson River in New York, Thursday Jan. 15, 2009 after a flock of birds knocked out both its engines. All 155 people on board survived. (AP Photo/Steven Day)

Airline passengers wait to board boats to be rescued on the wings of a US Airways Airbus 320 jetliner that safely ditched in the frigid waters of the Hudson River in New York, Thursday Jan. 15, 2009 after a flock of birds knocked out both its engines. All 155 people on board survived. (AP Photo/Steven Day)

A US Airways jet that crash landed in the Hudson River is surrounded by rescue boats with the New York skyline in the background as seen from Hoboken, N.J., Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009. (AP Photo/Mike Derer)

Spectators gather across the Hudson River in Hoboken, N.J., as rescue boats surround a U.S. Airways jet that went down in the water, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009. The New York skyline is seen in the background. (AP Photo/Mike Derer)

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