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Loss of Thrust in Both Engines After Encountering a Flock of Birds — US Airways 1549
Attribution
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Abstract
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US Airways 1549 (A320) Hudson River ditching, January 15, 2009. NTSB investigation of the successful ditching of US Airways 1549 in the Hudson River after a Canada Goose strike disabled both CFM56 engines. Recommendations drove changes to bird-strike airport mitigation programs, ditching evacuation procedures, and CFM56 engine bird-ingestion certification testing.
Author
- National Transportation Safety Board NTSB
Keywords
- bird strike
- dual engine failure
- ditching
- CRM
- crew coordination
Citation: National Transportation Safety Board (2010). Loss of Thrust in Both Engines After Encountering a Flock of Birds — US Airways 1549. National Transportation Safety Board. NTSB Aircraft Accident Reports ID AAR-11/01. https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Pages/AAR1003.aspx ↗