![]() the proximity of the emergency responders to the accident site and their immediate and appropriate response to the accident. ![]() the performance of the cabin crew members while expediting the evacuation of the airplane, the fortuitous use of an airplane that was equipped for an extended overwater flight, including the availability of the forward slide/rafts, even though it was not required to be so equipped the decision-making of the flight crew members and their crew resource management during the accident sequence, the captain’s resulting difficulty maintaining his intended airspeed on final approach due to the task saturation resulting from the emergency situation.Ĭontributing to the survivability of the accident was: the lack of industry flight crew training and guidance on ditching techniques, the Federal Aviation Administration’s approval of ditching certification without determining whether pilots could attain the ditching parameters without engine thrust, ![]() ![]() Contributing to the fuselage damage and resulting unavailability of the aft slide/rafts were: The ingestion of large birds into each engine, which resulted in an almost total loss of thrust in both engines and the subsequent ditching on the Hudson River. ![]()
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