1 00:00:01,100 --> 00:00:02,402 Cactus 1549. 2 00:00:02,435 --> 00:00:04,170 Runway four. Cleared for takeoff. 3 00:00:04,637 --> 00:00:07,730 Cactus 1549. Cleared for takeoff. 4 00:00:23,590 --> 00:00:25,825 Mayday, mayday. Cactus 1549. 5 00:00:25,992 --> 00:00:28,528 We've lost both engines. Both engines. 6 00:00:33,199 --> 00:00:34,534 No relight on one or two. 7 00:00:34,668 --> 00:00:36,200 Cactus 1549, if we can get it for you, 8 00:00:36,360 --> 00:00:37,671 do you wanna try to land runway 1-3? 9 00:00:37,837 --> 00:00:39,720 Departure control, we can make it. 10 00:00:39,720 --> 00:00:41,307 We're turning back towards LaGuardia. 11 00:00:57,570 --> 00:01:00,560 LaGuardia Tower, Cactus 1549, trying to make 1-3. 12 00:01:00,727 --> 00:01:02,228 Sully, we're too low. 13 00:01:02,395 --> 00:01:03,930 Sully, we're too low! 14 00:01:04,970 --> 00:01:05,265 Come on. 15 00:01:15,975 --> 00:01:17,210 Just a little farther. 16 00:01:18,712 --> 00:01:20,146 Come on. 17 00:01:26,486 --> 00:01:27,487 Sully! 18 00:01:27,721 --> 00:01:28,922 Lorrie, I love you. 19 00:02:25,912 --> 00:02:27,947 What the hell's the matter with you? 20 00:03:12,826 --> 00:03:15,562 The onboard count, 150 passengers, 21 00:03:15,729 --> 00:03:17,931 three flight attendants and two pilots, one of whom, 22 00:03:18,980 --> 00:03:20,967 the senior pilot, drew on all of his experience and skill, 23 00:03:21,167 --> 00:03:23,503 which combined with near-miraculous good luck 24 00:03:23,670 --> 00:03:25,438 and a result that was, frankly, astounding. 25 00:03:25,605 --> 00:03:27,407 There were some non-critical injuries, 26 00:03:28,174 --> 00:03:29,642 but everyone, everyone, survived. 27 00:03:29,809 --> 00:03:32,912 The first pictures of US Airways Flight 1549 reveal... 28 00:03:33,790 --> 00:03:36,383 You think that you're gonna die. That's what you think. 29 00:03:36,549 --> 00:03:39,119 And then, miraculously, you don't. 30 00:03:39,652 --> 00:03:41,154 Thank you, Captain. 31 00:03:41,521 --> 00:03:43,923 Thank you, thank you. 32 00:03:55,335 --> 00:03:57,203 Okay, thank you, everybody, thank you. 33 00:03:57,404 --> 00:03:59,506 Thank you, Captain Sullenberger, for being here today. 34 00:03:59,606 --> 00:04:01,708 We also wanna welcome First Officer Skiles. 35 00:04:01,875 --> 00:04:03,410 I'm glad you could make it in this morning. 36 00:04:03,443 --> 00:04:05,345 Not as glad as we are. 37 00:04:07,147 --> 00:04:08,581 For the record, we had an Aircraft Systems Team 38 00:04:08,615 --> 00:04:09,616 on this investigation. 39 00:04:09,749 --> 00:04:11,418 Also Aircraft Structures, MRT, 40 00:04:11,618 --> 00:04:13,486 Aircraft Performance, ATC, 41 00:04:13,653 --> 00:04:16,589 Wildlife Factors, Survival Factors and Emergency Response. 42 00:04:16,756 --> 00:04:20,393 Today, we begin with our operation and human performance investigation 43 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:22,829 on the crash of US Airways Flight 1549. 44 00:04:22,996 --> 00:04:25,231 - Water landing. - Captain? 45 00:04:25,398 --> 00:04:27,233 This was not a crash and it wasn't a ditching. 46 00:04:28,134 --> 00:04:30,503 We knew what we were trying to execute here. 47 00:04:30,670 --> 00:04:31,705 It was not a... 48 00:04:31,871 --> 00:04:34,700 It was not a crash. It was a forced water landing. 49 00:04:34,441 --> 00:04:37,100 Why didn't you attempt to return to LaGuardia? 50 00:04:37,811 --> 00:04:40,947 There simply was not enough altitude. 51 00:04:41,114 --> 00:04:43,817 The Hudson was the only place that was long enough and smooth enough 52 00:04:43,917 --> 00:04:46,286 and wide enough to even attempt to land the airplane safely. 53 00:04:46,453 --> 00:04:47,487 Air Traffic testified 54 00:04:47,587 --> 00:04:49,489 that you stated you were returning to LaGuardia, 55 00:04:49,522 --> 00:04:51,124 but you did not. 56 00:04:52,580 --> 00:04:54,961 As I began the left turn, 57 00:04:55,128 --> 00:04:57,597 I realized I couldn't make it back 58 00:04:57,764 --> 00:04:59,699 and it would have eliminated all the other options. 59 00:04:59,733 --> 00:05:01,634 Returning to LaGuardia would have been a mistake. 60 00:05:01,801 --> 00:05:04,304 Okay, well, let's get into how you calculated all those parameters. 61 00:05:04,337 --> 00:05:05,672 There was no time for calculating. 62 00:05:06,106 --> 00:05:09,209 I had to rely on my experience of managing the altitude and speed 63 00:05:09,376 --> 00:05:11,444 of thousands of flights over four decades. 64 00:05:11,845 --> 00:05:13,179 You're saying you didn't do any... 65 00:05:13,213 --> 00:05:14,681 I eyeballed it. 66 00:05:15,148 --> 00:05:16,983 You eyeballed it? 67 00:05:17,684 --> 00:05:19,190 Yes. 68 00:05:19,185 --> 00:05:22,155 The best chance those passengers had was on that river. 69 00:05:22,922 --> 00:05:24,190 And I'd bet my life on it. 70 00:05:24,357 --> 00:05:25,625 In fact, I did. 71 00:05:26,192 --> 00:05:27,560 And I would do it again. 72 00:05:27,727 --> 00:05:29,529 Aviation engineers are theorizing 73 00:05:29,696 --> 00:05:31,731 you had enough energy to make it back to a runway. 74 00:05:32,999 --> 00:05:35,368 Well, engineers are not pilots. 75 00:05:35,535 --> 00:05:37,170 They're wrong. 76 00:05:37,604 --> 00:05:39,720 And they weren't there. 77 00:05:39,773 --> 00:05:41,708 Regardless, we have to follow up on all implications 78 00:05:41,708 --> 00:05:43,309 as part of our investigation. 79 00:05:43,476 --> 00:05:46,120 Our computers will run return scenario algorithms. 80 00:05:46,146 --> 00:05:48,715 It'll generate simulations with your exact parameters. 81 00:05:48,882 --> 00:05:50,750 The dual engine loss, the altitude. 82 00:05:50,917 --> 00:05:53,153 Everything you faced when you made your decision. 83 00:05:53,319 --> 00:05:55,622 I would like to oversee those computer simulations. 84 00:05:55,789 --> 00:05:57,490 Not possible during an investigation. 85 00:05:57,757 --> 00:06:00,126 You stated that it was a dual engine failure 86 00:06:00,326 --> 00:06:02,595 due to multiple bird strikes? 87 00:06:02,762 --> 00:06:04,597 That would be unprecedented. 88 00:06:05,131 --> 00:06:09,350 Well, everything is unprecedented until it happens for the first time. 89 00:06:12,372 --> 00:06:14,740 How much sleep did you get the night before? 90 00:06:14,207 --> 00:06:15,608 Eight hours. Enough. 91 00:06:15,775 --> 00:06:17,477 Is it possible your blood sugar was low? 92 00:06:17,644 --> 00:06:20,513 I was rested, alert and completely aware of my surroundings. 93 00:06:21,470 --> 00:06:22,849 When was your last drink, Captain Sullenberger? 94 00:06:22,882 --> 00:06:23,883 Nine days ago. 95 00:06:24,500 --> 00:06:25,510 Drugs? 96 00:06:25,251 --> 00:06:26,252 No. Never. 97 00:06:26,386 --> 00:06:27,721 First Officer Skiles? 98 00:06:28,955 --> 00:06:30,857 Uh, don't drink. Never have. 99 00:06:33,393 --> 00:06:37,163 Captain, have you had any troubles at home lately? 100 00:06:38,832 --> 00:06:40,367 No more than anyone else. 101 00:06:40,533 --> 00:06:42,569 And nothing that affected my work. 102 00:06:47,440 --> 00:06:49,309 It's bullshit. 103 00:06:49,476 --> 00:06:52,946 Why are they looking for something we did wrong when it all turned out right? 104 00:06:53,146 --> 00:06:54,381 It didn't turn out all right for the airline 105 00:06:54,414 --> 00:06:55,682 and their insurance company. 106 00:06:55,849 --> 00:06:57,550 We should expect some blowback. 107 00:06:57,717 --> 00:07:00,754 Come on, Mike. What are they gonna say? That he shouldn't have saved everybody? 108 00:07:00,754 --> 00:07:03,390 It's not personal. NTSB's just doing its job. 109 00:07:03,556 --> 00:07:06,426 Once they have all the facts, it'll calm down. 110 00:07:06,593 --> 00:07:07,761 Sully, 111 00:07:07,927 --> 00:07:11,310 they should pin on the medal and send you back to work. 112 00:07:11,197 --> 00:07:12,732 Sorry. This mailbox is full. 113 00:07:12,766 --> 00:07:15,902 I didn't call Lorrie since this morning. Apparently everyone else did. 114 00:07:17,804 --> 00:07:19,472 Not meaning to bother, but I have to say, 115 00:07:19,639 --> 00:07:21,608 it is an honor driving you today. 116 00:07:21,908 --> 00:07:23,343 Thank you. 117 00:07:23,510 --> 00:07:25,245 What has it been this year so far? 118 00:07:25,445 --> 00:07:29,490 Bernie Madoff, two wars without end. Many million new people with no work. 119 00:07:29,249 --> 00:07:31,451 And that's just the first two weeks of January. 120 00:07:31,885 --> 00:07:35,422 Friday's headline? This is beautiful. 121 00:07:38,910 --> 00:07:40,960 Hey, Mike. How about we add the driver as a character witness? 122 00:07:53,600 --> 00:07:54,400 Finally! 123 00:07:54,207 --> 00:07:55,809 Yeah, finally. 124 00:07:55,975 --> 00:07:58,244 The NTSB had us tied up all day. 125 00:07:58,845 --> 00:07:59,979 I know. 126 00:08:00,647 --> 00:08:02,148 I just needed to hear your voice. 127 00:08:02,315 --> 00:08:03,983 I've been hearing everybody else's. 128 00:08:04,150 --> 00:08:06,453 You'd be amazed how many cousins you have. 129 00:08:06,586 --> 00:08:09,823 It doesn't feel much like family here. 130 00:08:14,294 --> 00:08:16,129 Pretty quiet here, too. 131 00:08:17,330 --> 00:08:21,301 The reporters want me to give an update inside the mind of Sully. 132 00:08:21,634 --> 00:08:22,836 What should I tell them? 133 00:08:23,360 --> 00:08:24,738 Lorrie, tell them you're not allowed to talk to anybody. 134 00:08:24,771 --> 00:08:26,339 - Look, I can't hear you. - Lorrie, I... 135 00:08:26,506 --> 00:08:28,575 - I can't hear you. Call me back. - I'm trying to tell you 136 00:08:28,608 --> 00:08:29,809 you do not have to talk to anybody. 137 00:08:29,843 --> 00:08:31,478 I can't hear you. Call me back. 138 00:08:31,644 --> 00:08:33,346 Lorrie, I'm trying to tell... 139 00:08:39,119 --> 00:08:40,487 Hey, Captain Sully! 140 00:08:40,520 --> 00:08:42,255 - Captain Sully! - Sully! 141 00:08:46,126 --> 00:08:47,594 How does it feel to be a miracle maker? 142 00:08:47,594 --> 00:08:48,862 Sully, one question! 143 00:08:49,290 --> 00:08:51,264 - How did you pull off the impossible? - Sully! 144 00:08:51,297 --> 00:08:53,466 Captain Sully! Sully! 145 00:08:54,634 --> 00:08:55,769 Pardon me. 146 00:08:58,710 --> 00:08:59,406 Captain Sully! 147 00:09:05,512 --> 00:09:07,914 I'm thinking about running over the press with the car. 148 00:09:07,914 --> 00:09:10,830 Self-defense. You think a jury would convict? 149 00:09:10,250 --> 00:09:11,651 Just do what you have to do. 150 00:09:11,685 --> 00:09:14,754 You know, I'm taking that as permission. The cops'll be coming after you. 151 00:09:14,921 --> 00:09:16,556 Sullenberger couldn't be here. 152 00:09:16,756 --> 00:09:18,758 He is not able to speak to the media 153 00:09:18,925 --> 00:09:22,562 while the NTSB is conducting its investigation. 154 00:09:23,229 --> 00:09:25,650 Sully, are you listening to me? 155 00:09:25,231 --> 00:09:27,367 Maybe we should talk later. 156 00:09:28,268 --> 00:09:31,571 Honey, it is later. I've been waiting all day. 157 00:09:31,738 --> 00:09:32,872 Are you okay? 158 00:09:33,390 --> 00:09:35,275 Yeah, just tired, that's all. 159 00:09:35,442 --> 00:09:36,943 How are the girls? 160 00:09:37,210 --> 00:09:38,211 Well, they're... 161 00:09:39,713 --> 00:09:43,160 They're a little overwhelmed. It sounds like you are, too. 162 00:09:43,883 --> 00:09:44,884 Yeah... 163 00:09:45,752 --> 00:09:47,420 Yeah, well, they'll be all right. 164 00:09:47,587 --> 00:09:48,722 It is a lot. 165 00:09:48,922 --> 00:09:50,156 Yes, it is. 166 00:09:50,323 --> 00:09:51,424 Those missing engines 167 00:09:51,458 --> 00:09:53,326 were definitely not what investigators wanted... 168 00:09:53,960 --> 00:09:55,862 The whole world is talking about you. 169 00:09:56,960 --> 00:09:57,364 My Sully. 170 00:09:57,530 --> 00:10:00,433 God, I just can't believe this. 171 00:10:00,633 --> 00:10:03,636 Lorrie, I have to stay here longer 172 00:10:03,803 --> 00:10:05,472 for the NTSB investigation. 173 00:10:05,638 --> 00:10:09,442 Did I tell you that already? I apologize if I didn't tell you. 174 00:10:10,760 --> 00:10:14,114 There is no need for you to apologize. You are right where you need to be. 175 00:10:16,616 --> 00:10:19,586 I want you to know, I did the best I could. 176 00:10:21,154 --> 00:10:25,425 Of course you did. You saved everyone. 177 00:10:26,993 --> 00:10:31,131 Uh, maybe we should just talk in the morning. I'm tired. 178 00:10:31,297 --> 00:10:33,867 I'm overwhelmed by all this attention. 179 00:10:36,803 --> 00:10:38,304 I'm gonna be on TV in the morning. 180 00:10:38,471 --> 00:10:40,373 What are they gonna ask me? What am I gonna say? 181 00:10:40,507 --> 00:10:42,642 Sully, do you want me to come be with you? 182 00:10:43,900 --> 00:10:44,711 No, Lorrie. 183 00:10:45,278 --> 00:10:47,313 Thanks, but the girls need you. 184 00:10:48,281 --> 00:10:49,783 Tell them I love them. 185 00:10:50,817 --> 00:10:53,119 I love you. Get some sleep. 186 00:10:53,720 --> 00:10:54,854 Yeah. 187 00:10:55,550 --> 00:10:57,490 Hey, maybe when I wake up, it'll be January 14th. 188 00:10:57,657 --> 00:10:58,792 Wouldn't that be good? 189 00:11:00,794 --> 00:11:02,195 I love you. 190 00:11:08,234 --> 00:11:11,404 Why Captain Sullenberger made that fateful decision 191 00:11:11,571 --> 00:11:14,740 to turn the Hudson into a runway? 192 00:11:14,240 --> 00:11:15,875 Well, only he can answer. 193 00:11:16,420 --> 00:11:19,679 But we now know it was the wrong choice. 194 00:11:20,146 --> 00:11:23,917 A choice that endangered the lives of all of those onboard. 195 00:11:24,840 --> 00:11:27,821 So, while much of the country hails him as a hero, 196 00:11:27,987 --> 00:11:31,240 this new information will certainly change everyone's understanding 197 00:11:32,920 --> 00:11:35,595 of the so-called "Miracle on the Hudson." 198 00:11:35,762 --> 00:11:40,667 Sully Sullenberger, are you a hero or a fraud? 199 00:11:59,919 --> 00:12:01,521 - Hello? - Jeff? 200 00:12:01,721 --> 00:12:03,223 I'm sorry to call so late. 201 00:12:03,390 --> 00:12:05,759 It's okay. There's no sleep in this room either. 202 00:12:06,926 --> 00:12:09,763 Can you believe they charge $5 for a Snickers? 203 00:12:11,310 --> 00:12:13,600 I could bankrupt the airline in about four bites. 204 00:12:15,568 --> 00:12:17,470 Just thought maybe you would want to, uh... 205 00:12:17,637 --> 00:12:18,638 Talk? 206 00:12:18,805 --> 00:12:20,140 Absolutely. 207 00:12:21,574 --> 00:12:23,243 Let's get some air. 208 00:12:23,910 --> 00:12:24,944 Great. 209 00:12:25,812 --> 00:12:27,747 All right. Be down there in five minutes. 210 00:12:33,553 --> 00:12:35,288 You enjoying the shakes? 211 00:12:36,890 --> 00:12:37,724 The nightmares, rapid heartbeat. 212 00:12:37,924 --> 00:12:38,925 A little bit. 213 00:12:39,920 --> 00:12:40,894 Union's offering us counseling. 214 00:12:41,940 --> 00:12:43,630 Yeah. What are they gonna say? 215 00:12:43,496 --> 00:12:45,265 "You were in a plane crash and lived. 216 00:12:45,432 --> 00:12:47,834 "It may have a minor impact on your day-to-day." 217 00:12:48,268 --> 00:12:51,237 I don't like not being in control of the process. 218 00:12:51,404 --> 00:12:53,440 - I want my self back. - Yeah. 219 00:12:53,907 --> 00:12:56,420 I'm hoping six months from now, we'll just be laughing 220 00:12:56,109 --> 00:12:58,244 about how we got to meet David Letterman. 221 00:13:00,747 --> 00:13:02,682 We're doing David Letterman? 222 00:13:02,849 --> 00:13:04,918 Yeah. Right after the next NTSB interview. 223 00:13:05,151 --> 00:13:06,152 Letterman. 224 00:13:06,453 --> 00:13:08,822 I'm guessing Dave is gonna be slightly funnier. 225 00:13:09,550 --> 00:13:10,256 This is so surreal. 226 00:13:10,757 --> 00:13:12,325 I guess I'm having a little trouble 227 00:13:12,492 --> 00:13:15,295 separating reality from whatever the hell this is. 228 00:13:15,428 --> 00:13:16,596 Yeah. 229 00:13:16,763 --> 00:13:18,965 This is two men freezing their ***es off. 230 00:13:21,534 --> 00:13:22,635 Sully. 231 00:13:24,170 --> 00:13:26,106 Don't worry. You did a great thing. 232 00:13:26,272 --> 00:13:28,441 It's gonna be remembered for a very long time. 233 00:13:28,641 --> 00:13:30,310 Here's the funny thing. 234 00:13:30,477 --> 00:13:33,780 I've delivered a million passengers over 40 years in the air, 235 00:13:34,681 --> 00:13:38,651 but in the end, I'm gonna be judged on 208 seconds. 236 00:13:41,788 --> 00:13:43,757 Come on. Tomorrow's gonna be a good day. 237 00:13:44,324 --> 00:13:47,727 Computer sims will prove you were right. We can all put our wings back on. 238 00:13:47,894 --> 00:13:49,229 You wanna run? 239 00:13:49,396 --> 00:13:50,630 Yeah, let's run. 240 00:13:54,634 --> 00:13:56,202 ****ing cold out here. 241 00:13:56,970 --> 00:13:58,304 It was obvious. 242 00:13:58,471 --> 00:13:59,873 It was a critical situation, 243 00:14:00,473 --> 00:14:04,477 losing thrust in both engines at a low altitude 244 00:14:04,844 --> 00:14:08,848 over one of the most densely populated areas of the planet. 245 00:14:09,315 --> 00:14:14,154 But choosing to land on the Hudson, that was still a big "if." 246 00:14:15,880 --> 00:14:16,923 I was sure I could do it. 247 00:14:17,323 --> 00:14:18,525 You were? 248 00:14:18,892 --> 00:14:20,600 Yes. 249 00:14:20,760 --> 00:14:23,763 How do you feel when people call you a hero? 250 00:14:24,731 --> 00:14:27,000 I don't feel like a hero. 251 00:14:27,200 --> 00:14:30,503 I'm just a man who was doing his job. 252 00:14:30,837 --> 00:14:33,440 The right man for the job at the right time. 253 00:14:35,410 --> 00:14:38,345 You've been flying for what, nearly 40 years? 254 00:14:39,120 --> 00:14:41,548 Forty-two. It's been my life. 255 00:14:42,515 --> 00:14:44,317 My whole life. 256 00:14:54,270 --> 00:14:55,562 Your aircraft. 257 00:14:56,563 --> 00:14:58,640 My aircraft. 258 00:15:10,610 --> 00:15:14,800 I'll be busy crop dusting in the Super Cub rest of the summer. 259 00:15:14,247 --> 00:15:16,883 So, you can take the plane up, I guess, when you please. 260 00:15:17,830 --> 00:15:19,185 Still six bucks an hour. I'll consider it lesson time. 261 00:15:20,320 --> 00:15:22,822 A pilot never stops acquiring knowledge. 262 00:15:23,323 --> 00:15:25,925 You'll make mistakes, everyone does. Just learn from them. 263 00:15:26,920 --> 00:15:27,394 Yes, sir. 264 00:15:27,927 --> 00:15:30,397 And never forget, no matter what's happening, 265 00:15:30,563 --> 00:15:32,650 to fly the airplane. 266 00:15:32,232 --> 00:15:33,366 Absolutely, sir. 267 00:15:36,360 --> 00:15:37,837 Oh, one other thing, and this is important. 268 00:15:38,400 --> 00:15:40,306 - Sir? - You can go ahead and smile. 269 00:15:41,841 --> 00:15:42,942 All right. 270 00:15:51,351 --> 00:15:53,920 - I apologize for the perspiration. - Oh, no. 271 00:15:54,187 --> 00:15:55,188 After what you did, 272 00:15:55,455 --> 00:15:57,390 I'd think that Katie couldn't be too intimidating. 273 00:15:57,457 --> 00:15:58,625 Oh, it wasn't Katie. 274 00:15:58,792 --> 00:16:01,761 It was the lights and the camera that she brought with her. 275 00:16:02,295 --> 00:16:03,730 Okay. All done. 276 00:16:05,765 --> 00:16:08,100 That was from my mom. 277 00:16:08,201 --> 00:16:09,269 Her name is Brenda, 278 00:16:09,436 --> 00:16:12,205 she says to say "thank you" and that she's single. 279 00:16:12,639 --> 00:16:15,809 Well, you tell Brenda thank you, but I've got a girl at home. 280 00:16:15,975 --> 00:16:19,120 - Lucky woman. - Thank you. 281 00:16:54,848 --> 00:16:56,249 Sully. 282 00:16:56,416 --> 00:16:58,485 Sully. Sully! 283 00:17:00,520 --> 00:17:02,188 Sully, where are you? 284 00:17:02,856 --> 00:17:04,758 I'm standing here calling your name. 285 00:17:05,925 --> 00:17:07,427 What's up with you? 286 00:17:10,897 --> 00:17:12,599 You need to get focused. 287 00:17:13,199 --> 00:17:15,835 Because the media request avalanche continues. 288 00:17:16,200 --> 00:17:17,237 Yeah. Yeah. 289 00:17:19,305 --> 00:17:20,707 Larry Rooney volunteered to jump in 290 00:17:20,840 --> 00:17:22,876 and ride shotgun with you the rest of the way. 291 00:17:23,576 --> 00:17:25,211 Thought you might need a friend. 292 00:17:25,378 --> 00:17:27,514 He'll take you to today's NTSB meeting. 293 00:17:28,248 --> 00:17:30,884 Airbus completed their computer simulations as well. 294 00:17:31,510 --> 00:17:32,952 Good. Good, that'll help. 295 00:17:33,119 --> 00:17:36,156 There's something else. Arnie Gentile called. 296 00:17:36,723 --> 00:17:38,191 He has the ACARS data. 297 00:17:38,358 --> 00:17:40,727 The left engine was still operating at idle. 298 00:17:41,270 --> 00:17:43,863 Not possible. I felt it go. 299 00:17:44,300 --> 00:17:45,799 It was like we were stopped in midair. 300 00:17:45,965 --> 00:17:48,468 Arnie said there was a chance it was sub-idle, 301 00:17:48,635 --> 00:17:50,437 that it still could've had thrust. 302 00:17:51,204 --> 00:17:54,407 I'm just letting you know since the NTSB already does. 303 00:17:55,809 --> 00:17:56,810 Hmm. 304 00:18:04,851 --> 00:18:06,353 Is retirement next? 305 00:18:07,921 --> 00:18:09,322 What's next for you? What's next? 306 00:18:09,923 --> 00:18:11,570 Some room, please. 307 00:18:11,358 --> 00:18:12,759 Sully! Over here! 308 00:18:14,194 --> 00:18:16,463 Hey, Larry. Good to see a friendly face. 309 00:18:18,310 --> 00:18:19,866 Might be the last one you see today. 310 00:18:22,569 --> 00:18:25,171 You've got to be kidding me. We've been through all this before. 311 00:18:25,205 --> 00:18:26,673 Look, I'm sorry if you're frustrated, 312 00:18:26,673 --> 00:18:29,709 but our job is to investigate how a plane ended up in the Hudson River. 313 00:18:29,876 --> 00:18:31,544 On the Hudson River. 314 00:18:35,749 --> 00:18:38,385 Isn't it a little early in the year to go fishing? 315 00:18:38,551 --> 00:18:41,870 Seeking the facts is hardly "fishing," Mr. Skiles. 316 00:18:41,254 --> 00:18:42,822 Okay, then here's the most important fact. 317 00:18:42,856 --> 00:18:45,325 There's only two people who know what happened in the cockpit that day 318 00:18:45,358 --> 00:18:46,359 and I'm one of them. 319 00:18:46,526 --> 00:18:47,927 And we appreciate your perspective. 320 00:18:48,828 --> 00:18:50,864 Why do you even think we're here today? 321 00:18:51,998 --> 00:18:55,535 It's because Captain Sullenberger did not head back to LaGuardia. 322 00:18:57,604 --> 00:19:00,273 Look, I just finished training on the A320 and I can tell you, 323 00:19:00,440 --> 00:19:02,409 the only reason the plane operated as well as it did, 324 00:19:02,442 --> 00:19:04,100 that the aircraft could land anywhere, 325 00:19:04,277 --> 00:19:06,913 is because Captain Sullenberger turned on the Auxiliary Power Unit. 326 00:19:06,946 --> 00:19:09,820 He was simply following the QRH. 327 00:19:09,249 --> 00:19:10,717 No. No, he wasn't. 328 00:19:10,884 --> 00:19:12,686 He wasn't following proper procedure at all. 329 00:19:12,852 --> 00:19:15,210 And I know, because I had the QRH in my hands. 330 00:19:15,689 --> 00:19:18,124 He switched on the APU immediately after engine rollback. 331 00:19:18,958 --> 00:19:22,128 According to Airbus, that's the 15th thing on the list to do. 332 00:19:22,295 --> 00:19:23,596 Fifteenth. 333 00:19:23,897 --> 00:19:26,433 If he had followed the damn rules, we'd all be dead. 334 00:19:28,601 --> 00:19:30,370 Maybe that's the part you don't like. 335 00:19:30,537 --> 00:19:32,572 You're not used to having answers to your guesses. 336 00:19:33,673 --> 00:19:35,408 Look, what Jeff is saying 337 00:19:35,575 --> 00:19:39,713 is that I know the A320, what it does and what it doesn't do. 338 00:19:39,879 --> 00:19:43,650 I have read countless CVR transcripts of deceased pilots 339 00:19:43,817 --> 00:19:46,353 and I have significant accident investigation experience. 340 00:19:46,886 --> 00:19:48,788 There is no question 341 00:19:49,550 --> 00:19:53,193 that you are a talented, dedicated, experienced professional. 342 00:19:53,393 --> 00:19:55,929 But all the flights you piloted before January 15th 343 00:19:56,960 --> 00:19:59,432 and every crash you investigated are not the purview of this investigation. 344 00:19:59,999 --> 00:20:02,602 Only US Airways 1549 matters today. 345 00:20:03,536 --> 00:20:05,171 Your union has been advised. 346 00:20:06,600 --> 00:20:08,842 ACARS data relayed that the left engine 347 00:20:09,420 --> 00:20:10,877 continued to turn throughout the flight. 348 00:20:11,770 --> 00:20:12,645 Then the ACARS data is wrong. 349 00:20:12,812 --> 00:20:14,481 The evidence shows that the left engine 350 00:20:14,647 --> 00:20:17,917 was at idle or sub-idle immediately following the bird strike. 351 00:20:18,840 --> 00:20:21,454 You show me the left engine, I'll show you dead birds and no power. 352 00:20:21,588 --> 00:20:25,825 The left engine was lost in the crash due to excessive damage on touchdown. 353 00:20:25,992 --> 00:20:28,194 But we can circle back to that later. 354 00:20:28,361 --> 00:20:31,231 Let's just assume that it was, as you say, 355 00:20:31,431 --> 00:20:33,900 a dual engine loss due to bird strike. 356 00:20:34,670 --> 00:20:37,370 Your weight was 151,510 pounds, 357 00:20:37,637 --> 00:20:40,240 wind and temperature north, northwest, 21°. 358 00:20:40,407 --> 00:20:43,643 Speed and altitude 200 knots at 2,818 feet. 359 00:20:44,444 --> 00:20:45,845 - Agree? - Correct. 360 00:20:46,120 --> 00:20:48,214 We were able to run all the algorithms concurrently. 361 00:20:48,248 --> 00:20:52,686 And the resulting computer simulations of US Airways Flight 1549 362 00:20:52,852 --> 00:20:55,655 show that the aviation engineers were correct. 363 00:20:56,289 --> 00:20:58,992 There was enough altitude and speed after the bird strike 364 00:20:59,159 --> 00:21:01,528 for a successful return to LaGuardia. 365 00:21:02,395 --> 00:21:03,430 Successful? 366 00:21:03,596 --> 00:21:05,965 The plane landed at LaGuardia. 367 00:21:06,399 --> 00:21:07,434 Intact. 368 00:21:08,268 --> 00:21:09,502 Undamaged. 369 00:21:09,669 --> 00:21:11,705 You got that from one computer simulation? 370 00:21:11,871 --> 00:21:12,906 No. 371 00:21:13,239 --> 00:21:14,240 From 20. 372 00:21:14,441 --> 00:21:17,744 Including attempts made for Teterboro runways 1-9 373 00:21:17,911 --> 00:21:21,247 and LaGuardia runways 2-2 and 1-3. 374 00:21:21,414 --> 00:21:25,850 Every computer simulation with the exact flight parameters 375 00:21:25,285 --> 00:21:28,688 demonstrated that a return to LaGuardia was possible. 376 00:21:28,855 --> 00:21:30,423 And not just possible, probable. 377 00:21:35,128 --> 00:21:37,597 Does anyone need to hear further computer evidence? 378 00:21:40,200 --> 00:21:41,935 Captain Sullenberger? 379 00:21:43,136 --> 00:21:44,337 First Officer Skiles? 380 00:21:44,738 --> 00:21:46,306 Not at this time. 381 00:21:47,240 --> 00:21:51,311 I would like to go over the parameters that were used. 382 00:21:52,245 --> 00:21:53,947 We will make them available to the union. 383 00:21:54,114 --> 00:21:55,115 Thank you. 384 00:21:55,281 --> 00:21:57,830 Once the investigation is complete, 385 00:21:57,250 --> 00:21:59,986 we'll be able to share the actual computer simulations. 386 00:22:00,153 --> 00:22:01,988 For now, they remain confidential. 387 00:22:02,155 --> 00:22:04,240 We cannot afford a leak to the press. 388 00:22:05,525 --> 00:22:07,961 There's been far too much talk in the press already. 389 00:22:12,265 --> 00:22:15,168 When the complete cockpit voice recording is compiled, 390 00:22:15,335 --> 00:22:18,505 along with ATC and all onboard transcripts combined, 391 00:22:19,205 --> 00:22:20,674 we will call you back. 392 00:22:22,175 --> 00:22:24,440 Thank you, gentlemen. Good day. 393 00:22:26,479 --> 00:22:27,681 Thank you. 394 00:22:35,550 --> 00:22:36,256 They're playing Pacman. 395 00:22:36,489 --> 00:22:39,250 You were flying a plane full of human beings. 396 00:22:39,826 --> 00:22:43,163 Somehow, that's not how I remember it. 397 00:22:43,797 --> 00:22:45,131 It just doesn't seem right. 398 00:22:45,331 --> 00:22:47,300 It's because it's not right. 399 00:22:47,467 --> 00:22:50,300 Sully, you did everything you could and it was more than enough. 400 00:22:50,804 --> 00:22:52,272 Ask the passengers. 401 00:22:52,439 --> 00:22:54,708 Ask your wife and kids. Ask mine. 402 00:23:18,965 --> 00:23:22,102 So what was the first thing you heard from the cockpit? 403 00:23:22,268 --> 00:23:24,237 - "Brace for impact." Yes. - "Brace for impact." 404 00:23:25,171 --> 00:23:27,307 Now, uh, ever hear that before coming out of a cockpit? 405 00:23:27,374 --> 00:23:28,775 No, not ever. 406 00:23:30,410 --> 00:23:31,411 Um... 407 00:23:32,178 --> 00:23:34,881 Ever hear that in any other aspect of your lives? 408 00:23:38,451 --> 00:23:39,686 I don't know. 409 00:23:40,253 --> 00:23:41,788 I don't know. 410 00:23:45,692 --> 00:23:48,261 They could take this show away from me. 411 00:23:50,300 --> 00:23:52,980 Jeff was relaxed and funny. 412 00:23:52,732 --> 00:23:54,667 He should be getting all of our interview requests. 413 00:23:54,667 --> 00:23:55,769 Are they paying you 414 00:23:56,202 --> 00:23:57,704 for all this media stuff at least? 415 00:23:57,871 --> 00:23:59,406 It's news, Lorr. 416 00:23:59,606 --> 00:24:01,174 No payment is necessary. 417 00:24:01,307 --> 00:24:03,143 Oh, I wish the bank felt the same way. 418 00:24:03,376 --> 00:24:04,711 Why? What do you mean? 419 00:24:04,878 --> 00:24:06,112 It's just... 420 00:24:07,313 --> 00:24:10,884 We got another notice about the space in Butte County. 421 00:24:13,787 --> 00:24:15,880 We'll find a tenant. 422 00:24:15,255 --> 00:24:16,389 It just takes time. 423 00:24:16,556 --> 00:24:18,324 Yeah, you've been saying that for nine months, Sully. 424 00:24:18,358 --> 00:24:19,426 It's still vacant. 425 00:24:19,592 --> 00:24:21,261 The economy has to take a turn. 426 00:24:21,761 --> 00:24:26,533 It feels like if we lose that space, the next domino to fall is the house. 427 00:24:27,167 --> 00:24:29,536 Lorr, we're not gonna lose the house. 428 00:24:29,769 --> 00:24:31,370 I'm sorry. 429 00:24:31,371 --> 00:24:32,839 I'm sorry. 430 00:24:33,390 --> 00:24:34,641 I'm just anxious 431 00:24:35,410 --> 00:24:37,444 and I'm alone and not enough sleep. 432 00:24:37,811 --> 00:24:38,812 Yeah, I know. 433 00:24:39,120 --> 00:24:41,147 Not a lot of sleep going on here either. 434 00:24:41,314 --> 00:24:43,149 I'm sorry if I'm adding to your stress. 435 00:24:43,316 --> 00:24:45,719 But just tell me you'll be back in the air soon. 436 00:24:46,286 --> 00:24:49,189 Not until the NTSB is finished with their investigation. 437 00:24:49,956 --> 00:24:51,358 We need you flying. 438 00:24:51,524 --> 00:24:54,494 Lorr, if this goes badly, 439 00:24:54,627 --> 00:24:59,632 my career as a safety expert will end as a website and a business card. 440 00:24:59,799 --> 00:25:02,680 I'm more worried about your career as a pilot. 441 00:25:06,172 --> 00:25:08,141 What if I did blow this? 442 00:25:08,575 --> 00:25:10,210 What are you saying? 443 00:25:11,770 --> 00:25:14,714 What if I did get this wrong, so close to the end of my career? 444 00:25:15,482 --> 00:25:18,752 If I endangered the lives of all those passengers? 445 00:25:19,185 --> 00:25:23,923 Sully, watch the news. You're a hero. 446 00:25:24,900 --> 00:25:26,659 Everyone's gonna have to get used to it, including the NTSB. 447 00:25:28,161 --> 00:25:29,829 Worst case scenario, 448 00:25:29,996 --> 00:25:32,732 the NTSB lists me as the probable cause. 449 00:25:32,866 --> 00:25:35,535 That's immediate retirement. No pension. 450 00:25:36,202 --> 00:25:37,237 My life's work gone. 451 00:25:37,404 --> 00:25:40,507 Okay, you're scaring me now, Sully. What is going on? 452 00:25:41,274 --> 00:25:44,544 The left engine might have still been idling. 453 00:25:45,745 --> 00:25:47,447 And the Airbus simulations say 454 00:25:47,614 --> 00:25:50,550 I could've made it back to LaGuardia safely. 455 00:25:51,117 --> 00:25:52,752 But that doesn't make sense. 456 00:25:53,253 --> 00:25:57,190 Doesn't jibe with everything I felt in the cockpit. 457 00:25:57,924 --> 00:26:00,600 Then why did you do it, Sully? 458 00:26:01,294 --> 00:26:03,290 What, land in the water? 459 00:26:04,300 --> 00:26:06,466 Wasn't that the most dangerous thing you could have done? 460 00:26:13,707 --> 00:26:16,242 Good afternoon, Gursimran. 461 00:26:18,411 --> 00:26:20,480 The, uh, tuna basil or the ham and cheddar? 462 00:26:20,647 --> 00:26:23,116 Tuna basil, Mr. Sully. Very fresh. 463 00:26:26,720 --> 00:26:28,621 - Thank you. - Be careful up there. 464 00:26:28,788 --> 00:26:30,757 Too cold today. Too much cold. 465 00:26:30,957 --> 00:26:33,259 When are you gonna come fly with me? 466 00:26:33,493 --> 00:26:36,396 When US Air starts flights to Hyderabad. 467 00:26:36,763 --> 00:26:40,660 I will talk to the chairman, see what we can work out. 468 00:26:42,680 --> 00:26:44,137 - Oh, for heaven's sakes, Diane! - No! 469 00:26:44,337 --> 00:26:46,600 - It's his birthday! - Come on! No, Mom! 470 00:26:46,172 --> 00:26:47,607 Just a little something. 471 00:26:47,774 --> 00:26:49,976 The suitcase is already overstuffed with gifts for Will. 472 00:26:50,110 --> 00:26:52,780 It's always fun to get something from the airport. 473 00:26:52,312 --> 00:26:54,800 Feels like you've traveled, too. 474 00:26:54,280 --> 00:26:56,160 Ma, he's turning one. 475 00:26:56,149 --> 00:26:58,918 Don't think he'll be discerning what gift came from where. 476 00:26:59,850 --> 00:27:00,487 But I will. 477 00:27:00,653 --> 00:27:02,522 Maybe a snow globe. 478 00:27:02,689 --> 00:27:05,191 Something he'll remember. Something "New York." 479 00:27:05,358 --> 00:27:07,594 Were you this generous when we were kids? 480 00:27:07,761 --> 00:27:08,962 Okay, sweetheart. 481 00:27:09,129 --> 00:27:11,431 I'll get you a snow globe, too. 482 00:27:12,866 --> 00:27:14,601 Fine. Come on. 483 00:27:26,312 --> 00:27:28,148 - Good afternoon, Sheila. - Captain. 484 00:27:30,483 --> 00:27:31,785 - Hello, Donna. - Captain. 485 00:27:31,951 --> 00:27:33,920 - Jeff. - Hey, Sully. How are ya? 486 00:27:38,758 --> 00:27:39,959 Hey, guys! Jeff! 487 00:27:40,160 --> 00:27:41,294 We're not gonna make it! 488 00:27:41,494 --> 00:27:42,762 I've been waiting for a year for this trip, Dad. 489 00:27:42,796 --> 00:27:45,165 I'm not gonna miss this flight. Just meet us at the gate, okay? 490 00:27:45,198 --> 00:27:46,833 We'll see you there, Uncle Robbie. 491 00:27:49,336 --> 00:27:51,504 Altimeter is verified. 3-0-2-3. 492 00:27:51,671 --> 00:27:53,840 3-0-2-3. 493 00:27:57,110 --> 00:27:59,120 Start checklist complete. 494 00:28:02,482 --> 00:28:04,451 You really think they'll release us? 495 00:28:05,151 --> 00:28:06,453 I've checked the latest reports. 496 00:28:06,486 --> 00:28:07,954 We're clear all the way to Charlotte. 497 00:28:09,689 --> 00:28:10,824 Then steaks. 498 00:28:10,990 --> 00:28:12,726 Del Frisco's. On me. 499 00:28:13,260 --> 00:28:14,361 Never been. 500 00:28:14,694 --> 00:28:15,829 And I hear good things. 501 00:28:16,960 --> 00:28:17,970 Oh. 502 00:28:18,164 --> 00:28:19,799 The rib eye'll break your heart. 503 00:28:21,000 --> 00:28:22,502 I'm more of a porterhouse man. 504 00:28:23,203 --> 00:28:25,472 The porterhouse will stop your heart. 505 00:28:26,172 --> 00:28:28,408 We are now closed for US Airways flight 1549, 506 00:28:28,441 --> 00:28:29,442 service to Charlotte... 507 00:28:29,509 --> 00:28:30,510 Wait, wait! 508 00:28:30,677 --> 00:28:32,245 - You got it. - Wait, wait, wait! 509 00:28:32,512 --> 00:28:33,680 Hi. I'm sorry. 510 00:28:34,214 --> 00:28:35,515 Um, Spirit sent us. 511 00:28:35,682 --> 00:28:37,650 We got canceled and they said that we were re-routed. 512 00:28:37,684 --> 00:28:38,985 That you guys had some seats? 513 00:28:39,152 --> 00:28:40,186 Flight is closed. 514 00:28:40,353 --> 00:28:42,889 Wait, see that old guy limping up right there? 515 00:28:43,560 --> 00:28:45,325 That's my dad. It's an emergency. He's gotta be on this flight. 516 00:28:45,358 --> 00:28:47,270 What kind of emergency? 517 00:28:47,193 --> 00:28:49,829 - Golf emergency. - This flight canceled? 518 00:28:49,996 --> 00:28:51,364 Oughta be. 519 00:28:52,232 --> 00:28:53,867 - ID's please. - Oh, my God! 520 00:28:54,340 --> 00:28:55,168 How many people are traveling? 521 00:28:55,201 --> 00:28:56,336 Three. Thank you. 522 00:28:56,536 --> 00:28:58,380 Nothing together. 523 00:28:58,204 --> 00:28:59,973 That's all right. Hell, I'll fly on the wing. 524 00:29:00,273 --> 00:29:02,409 Here we go. 525 00:29:02,575 --> 00:29:03,843 22A, 526 00:29:04,100 --> 00:29:05,450 6A 527 00:29:05,445 --> 00:29:06,680 And 6C. 528 00:29:06,846 --> 00:29:08,381 - Thank you. Thank you so much. - Thank you. 529 00:29:08,415 --> 00:29:09,416 Thank you. 530 00:29:09,549 --> 00:29:11,685 - Yes! What! - Happy ending. 531 00:29:12,850 --> 00:29:14,554 - She gave me the eye. - You charming bastard! 532 00:29:14,721 --> 00:29:15,922 - Ahoy. - Welcome aboard. 533 00:29:16,890 --> 00:29:17,223 - How's it going? - Lucky you made it. 534 00:29:17,257 --> 00:29:18,525 - Yeah, no kidding. - All right. 535 00:29:18,692 --> 00:29:19,926 - Thank you. Sorry. - Thank you! 536 00:29:20,260 --> 00:29:22,228 - We're in six, Jeff. - Oh, no. That's all Jimmy. 537 00:29:22,395 --> 00:29:24,970 I was up till 3:00. I gotta get some sleep. 538 00:29:24,230 --> 00:29:25,465 You can sleep here. 539 00:29:25,665 --> 00:29:27,567 Not with you verbally running the course the whole time. 540 00:29:27,600 --> 00:29:29,469 "I think I'll play the seven iron on the 9th." 541 00:29:29,469 --> 00:29:30,837 No. Good night. 542 00:29:33,640 --> 00:29:35,275 Sorry. Excuse me. 543 00:29:38,678 --> 00:29:40,280 Here. There you go. 544 00:29:40,447 --> 00:29:42,820 - Thanks. - Yeah, of course. 545 00:29:44,651 --> 00:29:46,860 Hey, guys, I'm in here. 546 00:29:46,286 --> 00:29:47,354 I'm so sorry. 547 00:29:47,520 --> 00:29:48,755 He likes to throw everything. 548 00:29:48,922 --> 00:29:50,924 That's perfect. I like to catch everything. 549 00:29:51,858 --> 00:29:53,193 Hey, little man. 550 00:29:53,626 --> 00:29:55,128 I googled you last night. 551 00:29:55,695 --> 00:29:58,865 Read all about your company on your website. 552 00:30:00,200 --> 00:30:01,267 It's impressive. 553 00:30:02,200 --> 00:30:03,300 Thanks. 554 00:30:04,804 --> 00:30:07,907 I thought I was a good bullshitter, but you? 555 00:30:08,408 --> 00:30:09,476 You could go pro. 556 00:30:09,709 --> 00:30:10,710 Hey. 557 00:30:10,877 --> 00:30:12,445 Oh, I'm only teasing. 558 00:30:12,645 --> 00:30:13,713 The site does make it sound 559 00:30:13,880 --> 00:30:16,616 like your air safety consulting business has got about 100 employees 560 00:30:16,649 --> 00:30:19,686 and headquarters in three states. 561 00:30:19,853 --> 00:30:21,187 Then when I dug a little deeper, 562 00:30:21,388 --> 00:30:23,790 I realized it's only you. 563 00:30:24,691 --> 00:30:25,992 Go easy. 564 00:30:26,192 --> 00:30:28,161 I'm just getting it going. 565 00:30:28,795 --> 00:30:30,630 I'm not usually accused of being a bullshitter. 566 00:30:31,331 --> 00:30:33,299 Don't get me wrong. Actually, it's a compliment. 567 00:30:33,466 --> 00:30:36,302 Off that website? I'd hire you. 568 00:30:36,469 --> 00:30:38,471 Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. 569 00:30:38,638 --> 00:30:40,874 Welcome onboard US Airways Flight 1549 570 00:30:41,410 --> 00:30:42,409 with service to Charlotte. 571 00:30:42,575 --> 00:30:45,745 Please review the safety instruction card in the seatback pocket in front of you. 572 00:30:45,845 --> 00:30:48,148 It explains the safety features of this aircraft 573 00:30:48,314 --> 00:30:51,584 as well as the location and operation of the exit and flotation devices. 574 00:30:51,751 --> 00:30:54,320 Your seat cushion serves as a flotation device. 575 00:30:54,521 --> 00:30:57,757 LaGuardia ramp, Cactus 1549. Ready for pushback at gate 21. 576 00:30:57,924 --> 00:31:00,600 Cactus 1549, gate 21 cleared to push. 577 00:31:00,930 --> 00:31:01,428 Spot 28, ground for taxi. 578 00:31:08,935 --> 00:31:10,670 Be sure you turn that off. 579 00:31:12,500 --> 00:31:13,340 Tray table up. 580 00:31:30,390 --> 00:31:33,727 Just once I'd like to get out of LaGuardia on time. 581 00:31:34,227 --> 00:31:36,696 Well, you know the only way to get out of LaGuardia on time. 582 00:31:36,896 --> 00:31:38,640 Yeah, what's that? 583 00:31:38,231 --> 00:31:40,400 Fly out of JFK. 584 00:31:40,567 --> 00:31:41,568 Funny. 585 00:31:51,770 --> 00:31:53,460 Takeoff minimum fuel quantity verify. 586 00:31:53,246 --> 00:31:54,247 19, 000 pounds required. 587 00:31:54,414 --> 00:31:55,715 We got 21.8 onboard. 588 00:31:55,882 --> 00:31:58,585 19,000 pounds required. 21.8 onboard. 589 00:31:58,752 --> 00:32:01,788 Cactus 1549. Runway 4. Cleared for takeoff. 590 00:32:02,489 --> 00:32:04,557 Cactus 1549. Cleared for takeoff. 591 00:32:11,310 --> 00:32:12,399 TO/GA. 592 00:32:12,565 --> 00:32:13,900 TO/GA set. 593 00:32:37,590 --> 00:32:38,725 Positive rate. 594 00:32:39,325 --> 00:32:40,560 Gear up, please. 595 00:32:42,228 --> 00:32:43,229 Gear up. 596 00:32:53,807 --> 00:32:55,442 Nice view of the Hudson. 597 00:32:56,242 --> 00:32:58,978 I'll never get over how beautiful it is up here. 598 00:32:59,846 --> 00:33:01,715 Life's easier in the air. 599 00:33:01,881 --> 00:33:03,550 I guess it is. 600 00:33:05,985 --> 00:33:06,986 Birds! 601 00:33:07,587 --> 00:33:08,588 Whoa. 602 00:33:15,795 --> 00:33:17,464 Oh, shit. 603 00:33:17,997 --> 00:33:19,320 Oh, yeah. 604 00:33:25,405 --> 00:33:27,730 It's just turbulence, probably. 605 00:33:27,240 --> 00:33:28,508 I'll check the cabin. 606 00:33:29,420 --> 00:33:30,810 What do you think's going on? 607 00:33:32,312 --> 00:33:33,313 It's okay. 608 00:33:33,847 --> 00:33:37,150 Everyone, might be a good idea just to keep your seat belts on. 609 00:33:39,686 --> 00:33:41,388 We got one rolling back. 610 00:33:43,757 --> 00:33:45,992 We have both of them rolling back. 611 00:33:50,430 --> 00:33:51,598 Ignition start. 612 00:33:58,905 --> 00:34:00,240 Oh, my God. 613 00:34:01,675 --> 00:34:03,430 I'm starting the APU. 614 00:34:07,213 --> 00:34:08,882 Just double-check your seat belts, please. 615 00:34:09,490 --> 00:34:10,500 Seat belt. Relax. 616 00:34:10,216 --> 00:34:11,651 Can I make sure your seatbelts are fastened? 617 00:34:11,685 --> 00:34:13,486 Make sure your seat belts are fastened. 618 00:34:15,555 --> 00:34:16,956 Seat belts. 619 00:34:20,794 --> 00:34:23,630 - What do you think that was? - I think it was a bird strike. 620 00:34:24,230 --> 00:34:26,366 - Then we're going back to LaGuardia. - Yeah. 621 00:34:27,333 --> 00:34:28,568 Get out the QRH. 622 00:34:28,601 --> 00:34:30,637 Loss of thrust on both engines. 623 00:34:31,710 --> 00:34:33,206 Mayday, mayday, mayday. This is Cactus 1549. 624 00:34:33,406 --> 00:34:34,407 We hit birds. 625 00:34:34,574 --> 00:34:36,409 Maintain 1-5000, Delta 3-3-1. 626 00:34:36,576 --> 00:34:39,946 We've lost thrust on both engines. We are turning back towards LaGuardia. 627 00:34:40,146 --> 00:34:41,915 Okay, you need to return to LaGuardia? 628 00:34:42,415 --> 00:34:44,451 - Turn left heading 2-2-0. - 2-2-0. 629 00:34:44,617 --> 00:34:46,860 Which engine did you lose? 630 00:34:46,252 --> 00:34:47,387 Both. Both engines. 631 00:34:47,554 --> 00:34:48,688 - Supe? - Yeah? 632 00:34:48,722 --> 00:34:50,190 I have an emergency. 633 00:34:52,425 --> 00:34:53,426 What's the report? 634 00:34:53,626 --> 00:34:54,661 Both engines. 635 00:34:54,928 --> 00:34:57,630 - What? - Both engines gone. No thrust. 636 00:34:59,399 --> 00:35:00,433 All right. 637 00:35:00,600 --> 00:35:03,690 LaGuardia says go to runway 1-3. 638 00:35:03,403 --> 00:35:05,872 Tower, stop your departure. Got an emergency returning. 639 00:35:06,390 --> 00:35:07,674 1549, bird strike. 640 00:35:07,841 --> 00:35:09,642 He lost both engines. Returning immediately. 641 00:35:09,809 --> 00:35:10,977 Which engine? 642 00:35:11,110 --> 00:35:13,313 He lost thrust in both engines, he said. 643 00:35:13,847 --> 00:35:17,350 Cactus 1549, if we can get it for you, do you wanna try to land runway 1 -3? 644 00:35:18,952 --> 00:35:21,187 We are unable. We may end up in the Hudson. 645 00:35:23,123 --> 00:35:25,325 I got an A320 diving for the river. 646 00:35:25,492 --> 00:35:27,160 Al, stack all the inbounds to LaGuardia. 647 00:35:27,327 --> 00:35:28,962 Let's put a hold on the tower, please. 648 00:35:29,129 --> 00:35:30,330 Come on, guys, stay on point. 649 00:35:30,497 --> 00:35:31,664 What about over to our right? 650 00:35:31,698 --> 00:35:33,967 Anything in New Jersey? Maybe Teterboro? 651 00:35:34,134 --> 00:35:35,268 T eterboro tower, I need a runway. 652 00:35:35,268 --> 00:35:37,700 Cactus 1549 needs to go to the airport right now. 653 00:35:37,700 --> 00:35:38,438 Newark tower, what have you got? 654 00:35:38,605 --> 00:35:40,373 You have runway 2-9 cleared and ready. 655 00:35:40,407 --> 00:35:41,808 - You need emergency landing? - Yes. 656 00:35:41,975 --> 00:35:42,976 Okay, yeah. 657 00:35:43,209 --> 00:35:45,111 Off your right side is Teterboro airport. 658 00:35:49,149 --> 00:35:50,450 Shit. 659 00:35:51,251 --> 00:35:52,952 This is the Captain. 660 00:35:53,119 --> 00:35:54,688 Brace for impact. 661 00:35:54,854 --> 00:35:55,955 Oh, my God. 662 00:35:56,122 --> 00:35:57,257 What? 663 00:35:57,490 --> 00:35:58,992 Brace, brace, brace! 664 00:35:59,359 --> 00:36:01,828 Heads down, stay down! 665 00:36:02,295 --> 00:36:04,431 Brace, brace, brace! 666 00:36:04,597 --> 00:36:07,670 Heads down, stay down! 667 00:36:07,233 --> 00:36:09,202 Cactus 1549, turn right 2-8-0. 668 00:36:09,369 --> 00:36:11,370 You can land runway one Teterboro. 669 00:36:11,204 --> 00:36:12,305 We can't make it. 670 00:36:12,472 --> 00:36:14,400 We're gonna end up in the Hudson. 671 00:36:14,207 --> 00:36:16,142 I'm sorry. Say again, Cactus? 672 00:36:21,114 --> 00:36:23,516 Cactus 1549, radar contact lost. 673 00:36:24,500 --> 00:36:25,585 KC, come on over here. 674 00:36:25,652 --> 00:36:28,688 You also got Newark off your two o'clock in about seven miles. 675 00:36:30,357 --> 00:36:31,925 Don't go in the river. 676 00:36:32,920 --> 00:36:33,660 - Sir? - Plug in. 677 00:36:37,297 --> 00:36:38,765 Cactus 1549, if you can, 678 00:36:38,932 --> 00:36:41,368 you got runway 2-9 available at Newark. 679 00:36:41,534 --> 00:36:43,336 It'll be two o'clock in seven miles. 680 00:36:44,400 --> 00:36:45,380 Come on. 681 00:36:45,805 --> 00:36:47,207 Please, God. 682 00:36:51,244 --> 00:36:52,445 I'm sorry, Patrick. 683 00:36:52,612 --> 00:36:55,480 He's inbound to Newark, I know it. He just went off the box to focus. 684 00:36:55,810 --> 00:36:56,820 Patty. 685 00:36:56,282 --> 00:36:57,617 He'll come back up. 686 00:36:57,817 --> 00:36:59,486 He's heading to Teterboro. 687 00:36:59,652 --> 00:37:01,554 We need other eyes and ears. 688 00:37:02,122 --> 00:37:04,624 Attention, all aircraft in the vicinity of the GW. 689 00:37:06,693 --> 00:37:08,561 When we come up around this bend up here, 690 00:37:08,695 --> 00:37:10,397 we'll see the USS Intrepid. 691 00:37:10,597 --> 00:37:12,499 We got an A320 on emergency descent. 692 00:37:12,665 --> 00:37:16,269 Cactus 1549 is low level above the Hudson. 693 00:37:16,469 --> 00:37:20,730 This is helicopter 1-6-7, Mike Tango. I've got eyes on him. 694 00:37:20,273 --> 00:37:21,775 Okay. I got a chopper with visuals. 695 00:37:21,908 --> 00:37:23,843 I'm staying on this. 696 00:37:24,100 --> 00:37:25,512 He's out there. 697 00:37:26,413 --> 00:37:30,316 He's headed to Newark, seven miles. It's only seven miles. 698 00:37:31,284 --> 00:37:36,589 Cactus 1549, this is departure control. On guard, do you read? 699 00:37:37,357 --> 00:37:39,250 He's going down. 700 00:37:39,926 --> 00:37:41,828 Cactus 1549, do you read me? 701 00:37:41,995 --> 00:37:45,865 Shit! He's going down! He's gonna hit the water. 702 00:37:47,233 --> 00:37:49,636 - KC, take his seat. - Sure. 703 00:37:55,308 --> 00:37:56,476 Tester's gonna come down. 704 00:37:56,776 --> 00:37:59,813 Breathalyzer, urine samples, it's standard. 705 00:38:00,313 --> 00:38:02,282 His voice was so calm. 706 00:38:03,316 --> 00:38:05,752 When he said the Hudson, I didn't believe it. 707 00:38:07,870 --> 00:38:08,988 This isn't happening. 708 00:38:09,956 --> 00:38:12,492 People don't survive water landings, Henry. 709 00:38:17,397 --> 00:38:21,368 Pull up. Pull up. 710 00:38:21,534 --> 00:38:22,802 We're gonna brace. 711 00:38:23,536 --> 00:38:24,537 Pull up! Pull up! 712 00:38:24,804 --> 00:38:25,839 Thirty. 713 00:38:26,473 --> 00:38:27,674 Twenty. 714 00:38:28,441 --> 00:38:29,442 Ten. 715 00:38:33,813 --> 00:38:35,281 I'd better go. 716 00:38:36,850 --> 00:38:39,586 I am so sorry. I love you. 717 00:38:41,254 --> 00:38:42,889 Yeah. I gotta go. 718 00:38:53,633 --> 00:38:56,369 It had just taken off from New York's LaGuardia Airport, 719 00:38:56,403 --> 00:38:58,471 bound for Charlotte, North Carolina, 720 00:38:58,638 --> 00:39:00,473 and then a mid-air disaster 721 00:39:00,640 --> 00:39:03,843 struck US Airways Flight 1549. 722 00:39:04,100 --> 00:39:07,781 It's possible that birds flew into both of the aircraft engines. 723 00:39:07,947 --> 00:39:11,685 The pilot quickly realized he could not return to the airport and land. 724 00:39:11,851 --> 00:39:13,687 His options severely limited, 725 00:39:13,853 --> 00:39:16,790 the only place he could go down was the Hudson River. 726 00:39:28,601 --> 00:39:32,672 Choosing to land on the Hudson, that was a big "if." 727 00:39:32,839 --> 00:39:34,808 Have you had any troubles at home lately? 728 00:39:34,974 --> 00:39:37,477 Why'd you do it, Sully? Land in the water? 729 00:39:37,644 --> 00:39:40,460 Sully, you did everything you could. It was more than enough. 730 00:39:40,800 --> 00:39:43,616 Every computer simulation demonstrated that a return was possible. 731 00:39:43,850 --> 00:39:45,885 The left engine was still operating at idle. 732 00:39:45,952 --> 00:39:49,489 There was enough altitude and speed for a successful return to LaGuardia. 733 00:39:49,689 --> 00:39:52,325 Wasn't that the most dangerous thing you could have done? 734 00:40:15,949 --> 00:40:18,840 This is Tasty 1-1. Abort test bombing run. 735 00:40:18,251 --> 00:40:20,200 I have an emergency flight control malfunction. 736 00:40:20,530 --> 00:40:21,354 Two, join on me. 737 00:40:21,521 --> 00:40:23,556 Roger that. Two joining on you. 738 00:40:24,290 --> 00:40:27,930 - Feels like hydraulics. - Sir, do we need to punch out? 739 00:40:27,227 --> 00:40:29,796 No, I can still fly. I'm running a control test. 740 00:40:30,397 --> 00:40:31,731 Get the checklist. 741 00:40:31,898 --> 00:40:33,233 We have the checklist, sir. 742 00:40:33,233 --> 00:40:34,968 Increasing thrust. We need altitude. 743 00:40:35,100 --> 00:40:36,269 Hold on, we 're gonna climb. 744 00:40:40,306 --> 00:40:41,641 Nellis Tower, this is Tasty 1-1 745 00:40:41,775 --> 00:40:43,243 with an emergency flight control malfunction. 746 00:40:43,276 --> 00:40:44,511 We need a straight-in approach. 747 00:40:45,445 --> 00:40:46,646 Roger, Tasty 1-1. 748 00:40:46,680 --> 00:40:49,490 Turn left 2-0-0 to runway 3. 749 00:40:49,249 --> 00:40:51,451 Unable. I repeat, I need a straight-in approach. 750 00:40:51,685 --> 00:40:52,686 Okay. 751 00:40:52,919 --> 00:40:54,387 Proceed straight ahead to runway 2-1. 752 00:40:54,554 --> 00:40:56,122 2-1, Tasty 1-1. 753 00:40:58,925 --> 00:41:00,660 Two, I'm decreasing speed. 754 00:41:00,827 --> 00:41:02,662 Clear the board for a damage check. 755 00:41:09,869 --> 00:41:12,739 One, you look clean and dry, but you're still trailing smoke. 756 00:41:12,772 --> 00:41:14,941 Roger that, Two. Approach runway 2-1. 757 00:41:15,475 --> 00:41:17,777 One, I'll maintain chase and follow you in. 758 00:41:26,286 --> 00:41:27,454 I have visual on the runway. 759 00:41:27,487 --> 00:41:28,621 What's our heading? 760 00:41:28,788 --> 00:41:31,124 Heading 0-2-0. Five miles out, sir. 761 00:41:31,791 --> 00:41:33,393 All right. Gear in three. 762 00:41:38,980 --> 00:41:39,833 Tasty 1-1, check air speed. 763 00:41:39,933 --> 00:41:41,768 Looks like you're coming in hot. 764 00:41:41,935 --> 00:41:43,870 Nellis Tower, I need speed to maintain control. 765 00:41:43,870 --> 00:41:45,805 Avoiding a stall. 766 00:41:49,900 --> 00:41:51,578 One, check your heading. You're not gonna make the runway. 767 00:41:51,611 --> 00:41:52,645 I got it. 768 00:41:53,313 --> 00:41:54,848 I'm bringing her back. 769 00:42:12,532 --> 00:42:14,801 That was a hell of a landing, sir. 770 00:42:14,968 --> 00:42:17,700 I didn't think we were gonna make it. 771 00:42:46,166 --> 00:42:48,134 I'm gonna start charging you for this stuff, all right? 772 00:42:48,168 --> 00:42:50,300 - Oh, get out of here. - You hear me? 773 00:42:50,170 --> 00:42:51,404 - Thanks, Pete. - Thanks, Pete. 774 00:42:51,571 --> 00:42:52,572 You got any nuts? 775 00:42:53,273 --> 00:42:54,607 - Hey. - Hey. 776 00:42:54,774 --> 00:42:56,710 Let me know if you need anything. 777 00:42:56,876 --> 00:42:59,145 But what still seems so hard to believe 778 00:42:59,312 --> 00:43:01,915 is that everyone aboard the plane survived, 779 00:43:02,115 --> 00:43:05,118 including two shivering babies who were found in a life raft... 780 00:43:05,352 --> 00:43:06,353 Hey... 781 00:43:07,721 --> 00:43:09,456 Is that you? 782 00:43:09,589 --> 00:43:11,925 - Are you the pilot? Sully? - Yeah. 783 00:43:12,920 --> 00:43:13,827 - That is you, right? - Yeah. 784 00:43:14,194 --> 00:43:16,620 Hey, it's a pleasure to meet you. 785 00:43:17,530 --> 00:43:19,432 That was unreal, what you did the other day. 786 00:43:19,632 --> 00:43:21,901 - That was really something. - Yeah, he's a hero. 787 00:43:22,680 --> 00:43:24,104 A real pleasure to meet you. 788 00:43:24,270 --> 00:43:25,839 You know, we invented a drink after you 789 00:43:25,972 --> 00:43:27,707 as soon as that happened. Ain't that right, Johnny? 790 00:43:27,707 --> 00:43:29,509 Yeah, you did. In fact, I'll take one. 791 00:43:30,430 --> 00:43:31,778 The Sully! 792 00:43:33,790 --> 00:43:34,681 It's a shot of Grey Goose 793 00:43:36,316 --> 00:43:37,851 with a, uh, splash of water. 794 00:43:38,180 --> 00:43:39,753 Splash of water. 795 00:43:41,988 --> 00:43:44,357 Hey, listen. 796 00:43:45,125 --> 00:43:46,726 To January 15th. 797 00:43:47,394 --> 00:43:48,528 Best day of the year. 798 00:43:48,962 --> 00:43:50,960 - To Sully. - Sully. 799 00:43:55,268 --> 00:43:56,269 Hey, Pete. 800 00:43:56,436 --> 00:43:58,705 Sully's here, and he's there! 801 00:43:58,872 --> 00:44:01,141 Damn, Pete. He's everywhere! 802 00:44:02,800 --> 00:44:03,430 Yeah! 803 00:44:03,176 --> 00:44:04,310 Sully! 804 00:44:06,446 --> 00:44:08,648 You're like a real hero, man. You know that? 805 00:44:17,724 --> 00:44:19,793 Keep it coming, Paulie. I'll see you on One. 806 00:44:19,959 --> 00:44:20,960 Agreed. 807 00:44:27,670 --> 00:44:28,334 Twenty-one people onboard, Cap. 808 00:44:28,401 --> 00:44:30,136 Last report says there's ice out by the GW. 809 00:44:30,270 --> 00:44:32,305 - All right, thanks. Roger that. - All right. 810 00:44:32,472 --> 00:44:34,908 Twenty-one on the TJ, departing Midtown, slip Seven. 811 00:44:47,153 --> 00:44:48,154 Unbelievable. 812 00:44:49,550 --> 00:44:50,690 I cannot believe you have the sack to say that. 813 00:44:50,724 --> 00:44:52,726 That's literally like giving the entire city the finger. 814 00:44:52,759 --> 00:44:53,760 I'll say it again. 815 00:44:53,960 --> 00:44:55,128 Dennis Eckersley is without question 816 00:44:55,161 --> 00:44:57,330 the greatest relief pitcher in the history of baseball. 817 00:44:57,497 --> 00:44:58,832 Are you blinded by the leg kick? 818 00:44:58,998 --> 00:45:01,340 Is that what it is? Or is it the mustache? 819 00:45:01,234 --> 00:45:02,936 You're just jealous he was never a Yankee. 820 00:45:03,690 --> 00:45:04,700 Jealous? 821 00:45:04,571 --> 00:45:05,672 Yeah. 822 00:45:27,527 --> 00:45:29,950 Now, let's turn to page seven... 823 00:45:42,420 --> 00:45:43,943 Brace, brace, brace! 824 00:45:44,110 --> 00:45:45,145 Heads down, stay down! 825 00:45:45,311 --> 00:45:46,813 Let me hold him. 826 00:45:46,946 --> 00:45:48,381 - Brace, brace, brace! - It's okay. Let me hold him. 827 00:45:48,415 --> 00:45:49,549 Okay. 828 00:45:49,716 --> 00:45:51,584 Heads down, stay down! 829 00:45:51,751 --> 00:45:53,753 Brace, brace, brace! 830 00:45:53,953 --> 00:45:54,988 Heads down, stay down! 831 00:45:55,155 --> 00:45:57,257 - We're not gonna make it, Uncle Robbie. - It's okay. 832 00:45:57,390 --> 00:45:58,525 Brace, brace, brace! 833 00:45:58,558 --> 00:45:59,926 I love you, Mom. 834 00:46:00,930 --> 00:46:02,429 - Heads down, stay down! - To the moon and the stars 835 00:46:02,595 --> 00:46:04,431 - and all the way back. - And all the way back. 836 00:46:04,564 --> 00:46:07,233 Heads down, stay down! 837 00:46:32,625 --> 00:46:34,270 What do we do, darling? 838 00:46:48,708 --> 00:46:49,876 Oh, my God. 839 00:46:54,214 --> 00:46:55,382 Evacuate. 840 00:46:57,684 --> 00:46:58,752 Evacuate. 841 00:46:59,953 --> 00:47:01,354 Grab your life vests, please. 842 00:47:01,521 --> 00:47:03,123 Opening forward door. 843 00:47:11,965 --> 00:47:13,400 It's flooding back here! 844 00:47:13,566 --> 00:47:15,350 Rob Kolodjay! 845 00:47:15,201 --> 00:47:17,170 - Dad! - Go, go, go! 846 00:47:19,172 --> 00:47:22,420 Everyone! The aft exits are unusable. 847 00:47:22,208 --> 00:47:24,544 Move forward to the overwing exits! 848 00:47:24,778 --> 00:47:26,980 And don life vests now! 849 00:47:36,923 --> 00:47:39,590 Go! Exit! Go, go! 850 00:47:40,727 --> 00:47:41,728 Move forward. 851 00:47:41,928 --> 00:47:43,630 Move forward to the right or left exit door. 852 00:47:43,960 --> 00:47:44,970 Jeff! 853 00:47:44,230 --> 00:47:45,565 He's back there, can you see him? 854 00:47:45,832 --> 00:47:47,167 Dad! 855 00:47:56,443 --> 00:47:58,440 - Everyone, come forward. - Jump! 856 00:48:00,280 --> 00:48:03,490 Sir, evacuate the plane right now! Go! 857 00:48:08,880 --> 00:48:09,589 Sheila, the raft didn't deploy. 858 00:48:14,561 --> 00:48:16,290 Sir! Come back, sir! 859 00:48:17,297 --> 00:48:18,565 Calm down. You'll be fine. 860 00:48:18,732 --> 00:48:20,330 The rafts are waiting. 861 00:48:24,871 --> 00:48:26,206 Come on, come on, come on. 862 00:48:26,406 --> 00:48:27,640 Hurry up! 863 00:48:27,807 --> 00:48:29,542 It's gonna be bitter out there. Here you go. 864 00:48:29,576 --> 00:48:32,312 Here. Gonna be bitter out there. 865 00:48:34,514 --> 00:48:35,515 Slowly. 866 00:48:35,715 --> 00:48:37,150 You need to get off this plane now. 867 00:48:37,150 --> 00:48:38,852 Feet first. Slide slowly and gently. 868 00:48:38,918 --> 00:48:40,653 - Plenty of room. - Come on, people. 869 00:48:45,158 --> 00:48:48,294 Okay. It's good now. Jump! Jump! 870 00:49:04,770 --> 00:49:05,812 Oh, my God. Is that gas? 871 00:49:06,946 --> 00:49:08,810 We have to jump. 872 00:49:08,515 --> 00:49:09,749 No, no, no, wait! 873 00:49:20,427 --> 00:49:21,594 You seeing this? 874 00:49:21,761 --> 00:49:23,997 Yeah. Holy Christ, that's a plane. 875 00:49:24,164 --> 00:49:26,466 Deploy that man overboard ladder right away. 876 00:49:26,633 --> 00:49:27,834 All right, I'm on it. 877 00:49:28,340 --> 00:49:29,102 Shit. 878 00:49:29,969 --> 00:49:31,204 Mayday, mayday, mayday. 879 00:49:31,371 --> 00:49:33,940 Coast Guard sector New York, channel 1 -6, Thomas Jefferson. 880 00:49:34,107 --> 00:49:37,210 We have a passenger airliner in the north river. 881 00:49:37,377 --> 00:49:39,679 We're en route. We will advise. 882 00:49:40,113 --> 00:49:42,549 Let's go, let's go! 883 00:49:57,630 --> 00:50:00,400 Jimmy, Jeff's still on that plane! 884 00:50:01,234 --> 00:50:02,235 We can't leave him there! 885 00:50:02,402 --> 00:50:04,400 Robbie, Robbie. Robbie! 886 00:50:04,170 --> 00:50:06,373 Robbie! The crew will grab him, okay? 887 00:50:06,506 --> 00:50:07,974 - The crew will get him, okay? - He's in there! 888 00:50:08,800 --> 00:50:10,577 He'll be okay. He'll be okay. 889 00:50:10,910 --> 00:50:13,646 I'm okay, Mom. I'm okay. 890 00:50:17,170 --> 00:50:18,318 - Ma! - Just leave me. 891 00:50:18,485 --> 00:50:20,320 Keep moving forward! 892 00:50:20,487 --> 00:50:22,155 Follow your instructions. 893 00:50:22,322 --> 00:50:24,290 - It's all right. - There's water in the back. 894 00:50:24,324 --> 00:50:25,859 - We're doing fine. - Come on. Let's get out! 895 00:50:25,892 --> 00:50:28,228 One after another. Keep moving forward. Keep moving forward. 896 00:50:28,361 --> 00:50:29,829 This way. I'll help you out. 897 00:50:29,996 --> 00:50:31,331 You go ahead, sweetheart. 898 00:50:31,364 --> 00:50:32,365 Come on. She can't move. 899 00:50:32,532 --> 00:50:33,767 - Sir! Can you come help us? - Yes, ma'am? 900 00:50:33,800 --> 00:50:34,801 Right there. 901 00:50:34,968 --> 00:50:37,337 Here's a floatation device. Take that. 902 00:50:38,238 --> 00:50:40,373 Everyone, keep moving forward. 903 00:50:40,507 --> 00:50:42,308 Over the wings. 904 00:50:43,643 --> 00:50:46,120 If you have a life vest, put it on! 905 00:50:46,413 --> 00:50:48,648 All series near the Intrepid, plane down. 906 00:50:48,815 --> 00:50:51,918 We got passengers on the wings. Approach with caution. 907 00:50:56,790 --> 00:50:58,491 Stay calm and you'll all get out. 908 00:50:59,993 --> 00:51:00,994 Thank you. 909 00:51:03,296 --> 00:51:04,764 Move forward, move forward. 910 00:51:11,471 --> 00:51:12,605 Come on! 911 00:51:13,373 --> 00:51:14,507 Come on! 912 00:51:21,881 --> 00:51:23,483 Put a blanket on her leg. 913 00:51:23,717 --> 00:51:25,218 She needs a tourniquet. 914 00:51:25,418 --> 00:51:27,354 You're gonna be fine, honey. Go slow. 915 00:51:27,787 --> 00:51:29,122 Go slowly. Blanket. 916 00:51:29,956 --> 00:51:32,359 Wrap this around her leg. Make it tight. 917 00:51:34,127 --> 00:51:36,129 It's so cold out here. 918 00:51:38,998 --> 00:51:40,900 Get those first-aid kits up to the bow 919 00:51:41,670 --> 00:51:42,836 and get some extra life jackets out there. 920 00:51:43,136 --> 00:51:45,500 We're here! We're here! 921 00:51:48,410 --> 00:51:49,843 It's all right. We're here. 922 00:51:55,448 --> 00:51:56,716 Give me a countdown, Victor. 923 00:51:56,883 --> 00:51:58,284 All right. 924 00:51:59,719 --> 00:52:00,720 Three, 925 00:52:01,388 --> 00:52:02,589 two... 926 00:52:03,923 --> 00:52:05,592 We're good. We're good. 927 00:52:07,193 --> 00:52:08,695 Come on, buddy. 928 00:52:10,797 --> 00:52:13,660 Hold it right there, baby. Come on. 929 00:52:13,233 --> 00:52:14,601 Easy. Go easy. 930 00:52:17,203 --> 00:52:19,172 Come on. One at a time. 931 00:52:21,174 --> 00:52:22,942 We're gonna get everybody, guys. 932 00:52:55,308 --> 00:52:58,478 This is Yogi Berra. We're 30 seconds out. 933 00:52:58,645 --> 00:53:02,282 With a water temperature of 36 degrees and a wind chill of minus 5, 934 00:53:02,449 --> 00:53:05,318 the surviving passengers of Flight 1549 935 00:53:05,485 --> 00:53:07,821 literally have minutes to live. 936 00:53:07,987 --> 00:53:10,690 We're five out. We have visual on aircraft. 937 00:53:15,895 --> 00:53:17,300 All right, give me your hand. 938 00:53:17,300 --> 00:53:19,399 If anybody's got any problems, just wait down there. 939 00:53:19,566 --> 00:53:22,135 We got some really good people coming on their way, all right? 940 00:53:35,882 --> 00:53:37,384 Stand by. 941 00:53:43,590 --> 00:53:45,759 Fifty yards, go! 942 00:54:00,306 --> 00:54:01,374 You okay? 943 00:54:01,574 --> 00:54:03,476 I got you. You're gonna be okay. All right? 944 00:54:03,643 --> 00:54:04,644 Got you. 945 00:54:07,347 --> 00:54:08,915 Is anyone still here? Come forward. 946 00:54:09,115 --> 00:54:10,650 Captain! Come back! 947 00:54:10,817 --> 00:54:12,285 Come forward! 948 00:54:16,923 --> 00:54:18,925 We need to get off the plane now. 949 00:54:27,834 --> 00:54:28,902 Captain! 950 00:54:30,236 --> 00:54:32,672 Captain! We have to go! 951 00:54:32,839 --> 00:54:34,841 It's time to get off the plane, right now! 952 00:54:45,552 --> 00:54:48,722 All right, you guys go. Go. I'll be right behind you. 953 00:55:02,369 --> 00:55:04,237 Sully, we gotta go. 954 00:55:18,418 --> 00:55:19,386 Thank you. 955 00:55:23,556 --> 00:55:26,393 Everybody's okay. Help is on the way. 956 00:55:28,294 --> 00:55:30,864 Twenty-six passengers going to Port Imperial. 957 00:55:31,310 --> 00:55:33,660 Nineteen headed to Pier 81. 958 00:55:33,233 --> 00:55:36,670 We got 24 passengers onboard headed to Port Imperial. 959 00:55:36,836 --> 00:55:38,805 Whoever has miraculously survived 960 00:55:39,500 --> 00:55:41,107 this plummet from the skies into the icy Hudson 961 00:55:41,274 --> 00:55:44,310 has about 300 of New York's finest ready to help them. 962 00:55:44,477 --> 00:55:47,747 The only question remaining is will it be too late? 963 00:55:47,914 --> 00:55:50,183 In Manhattan, Bobby Cuza, New York One. 964 00:55:50,350 --> 00:55:51,651 Come on, sir. Give me your hand. 965 00:55:51,685 --> 00:55:52,686 Grab on. 966 00:55:52,852 --> 00:55:54,487 Give me your hand, sir. It's okay. 967 00:55:54,688 --> 00:55:56,890 We got you. 968 00:55:57,791 --> 00:55:59,459 - My hands. - Gotta warm them up. 969 00:55:59,926 --> 00:56:01,528 Get him a blanket, fast. 970 00:56:09,269 --> 00:56:10,904 I was sure I was gonna die. 971 00:56:11,538 --> 00:56:13,707 Hey, no one dies today. 972 00:56:18,110 --> 00:56:19,279 Give me your hand. 973 00:56:25,785 --> 00:56:28,188 Here you go, Captain. This way. 974 00:56:29,522 --> 00:56:30,724 Give us your hand, sir. 975 00:56:30,890 --> 00:56:32,192 Sully, wrap it around your arms. 976 00:56:33,727 --> 00:56:35,195 - Climb out now. - Give me your hand. 977 00:56:40,867 --> 00:56:42,802 Can we get a couple more blankets over here? 978 00:56:42,836 --> 00:56:43,837 Thank you. 979 00:56:44,370 --> 00:56:46,306 - Thank you so much. - You're welcome. 980 00:56:46,806 --> 00:56:47,841 Give him some room. 981 00:56:48,800 --> 00:56:49,275 You're welcome. 982 00:57:10,897 --> 00:57:11,931 Hello? 983 00:57:12,980 --> 00:57:13,867 I wanted to call to say I'm okay. 984 00:57:14,340 --> 00:57:15,902 Oh, good. Are you still on the 5:50 home? 985 00:57:16,690 --> 00:57:17,203 There's been an incident. 986 00:57:18,400 --> 00:57:20,407 I'm okay, not a scratch somehow. 987 00:57:20,874 --> 00:57:22,142 Turn on the television. 988 00:57:22,442 --> 00:57:24,577 What do you mean "Turn on the television"? 989 00:57:24,911 --> 00:57:26,246 Lorrie, I can't talk right now. 990 00:57:26,446 --> 00:57:28,581 I will call you from the pier when things quiet down. 991 00:57:30,830 --> 00:57:32,719 I had to land in the Hudson. 992 00:57:33,920 --> 00:57:36,122 Sully, I don't understand. 993 00:57:36,523 --> 00:57:40,126 I love you, and I'm okay. Tell the girls I am okay. 994 00:57:41,961 --> 00:57:43,563 But I have to go. 995 00:57:45,665 --> 00:57:47,267 Girls, turn on the TV. 996 00:57:49,969 --> 00:57:52,205 An extensive rescue effort is underway 997 00:57:52,238 --> 00:57:55,442 after a US Airways Flight crashes into the Hudson River, 998 00:57:55,642 --> 00:57:58,144 - sending passengers scrambling for safety. - Oh, my God. 999 00:58:19,799 --> 00:58:21,267 If you have any wet clothing on, take it off 1000 00:58:21,267 --> 00:58:23,470 and wrap up in a blanket from the Red Cross. 1001 00:58:34,140 --> 00:58:35,982 You're gonna be okay. Okay, Lucille? 1002 00:58:36,149 --> 00:58:38,618 I'm gonna take you right to the ambulance, all right? 1003 00:58:41,554 --> 00:58:43,823 Maybe he's here. Maybe he beat us somehow. 1004 00:58:44,391 --> 00:58:47,227 There's lots of boats! Jeff! 1005 00:58:49,796 --> 00:58:50,797 Sully! 1006 00:58:51,310 --> 00:58:52,650 Dan! 1007 00:58:55,769 --> 00:58:59,439 Dan, I need to know who's hurt and how badly, and I need a count. 1008 00:58:59,606 --> 00:59:02,242 155, that's my number. That's passengers and crew. 1009 00:59:02,409 --> 00:59:03,877 Okay. How are you? 1010 00:59:04,770 --> 00:59:06,579 I'll answer that question when we've counted 155. 1011 00:59:06,746 --> 00:59:07,847 All right. 1012 00:59:08,480 --> 00:59:09,783 Honey, it's me. 1013 00:59:10,917 --> 00:59:13,860 Sort of. I won't be home tonight. 1014 00:59:14,921 --> 00:59:17,557 Sherri, I cannot believe I am talking to you. 1015 00:59:24,970 --> 00:59:26,766 Captain. I'm here to escort you to meet with Mayor Bloomberg 1016 00:59:26,933 --> 00:59:28,468 and Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly. 1017 00:59:28,635 --> 00:59:30,670 If the Mayor wants to say hello, he'll have to come down here. 1018 00:59:30,670 --> 00:59:31,671 We're still working. 1019 00:59:31,838 --> 00:59:33,973 Sully, I can keep assembling the count. 1020 00:59:34,607 --> 00:59:35,608 Jeff. 1021 00:59:35,775 --> 00:59:37,744 Jeff, I need a count. We've gotta have a count. 1022 00:59:37,911 --> 00:59:39,779 There's no way to get a real count out here, Sully. 1023 00:59:39,813 --> 00:59:40,814 Sully, Jeff's right. 1024 00:59:40,947 --> 00:59:42,949 Let's get you in some dry clothes before you freeze to death. 1025 00:59:42,949 --> 00:59:45,819 Captain, what if the Mayor and Chief Kelly come down here to meet with you? 1026 00:59:45,852 --> 00:59:47,721 Dan, because it was a domestic flight... 1027 00:59:47,887 --> 00:59:49,222 Yeah, we got no manifest. 1028 00:59:49,389 --> 00:59:52,125 We're gonna have to track the passenger information down one by one. 1029 00:59:52,292 --> 00:59:53,560 - Can you help? - Yeah. 1030 00:59:53,727 --> 00:59:55,829 I'm gonna call John Carey. We're gonna get you a count. 1031 00:59:55,829 --> 00:59:58,398 But, Sully, listen. You've done enough. Let me take it from here. 1032 01:00:10,430 --> 01:00:12,112 - Jeff? - Pop! 1033 01:00:12,278 --> 01:00:13,413 - Oh! - I'm okay. 1034 01:00:13,546 --> 01:00:15,548 I was on the other wing. They brought us to Jersey. 1035 01:00:15,949 --> 01:00:18,952 I couldn't see you. I couldn't find you. 1036 01:00:19,119 --> 01:00:21,540 I could hear you shouting my name the whole time. 1037 01:00:22,188 --> 01:00:23,923 I shouted back. I guess the river... 1038 01:00:24,457 --> 01:00:25,458 Are you okay? 1039 01:00:25,592 --> 01:00:26,860 I love you, son. 1040 01:00:28,695 --> 01:00:30,463 I love you, too. 1041 01:00:31,431 --> 01:00:33,990 Can you believe we made it? 1042 01:00:35,568 --> 01:00:37,270 I mean, the plane crashed 1043 01:00:37,437 --> 01:00:39,239 on the river! 1044 01:00:39,506 --> 01:00:41,700 Are you kidding me? 1045 01:00:45,211 --> 01:00:46,212 Ah, so unbelievable. 1046 01:01:03,897 --> 01:01:07,670 I've never been so happy to be in New York in my life. 1047 01:01:18,578 --> 01:01:19,546 Hey, Patty. 1048 01:01:19,879 --> 01:01:21,147 Supe sent me looking for you. 1049 01:01:21,314 --> 01:01:22,816 Everyone's going nuts up top. 1050 01:01:22,949 --> 01:01:25,151 - Aren't you coming? - I guess you didn't hear. 1051 01:01:25,318 --> 01:01:27,787 I lost Cactus 1549 in the Hudson. 1052 01:01:28,555 --> 01:01:31,725 Huh. I guess you haven't heard. He landed the son of a *****! 1053 01:01:31,991 --> 01:01:33,226 What? 1054 01:01:33,426 --> 01:01:35,829 Everyone's been pulled off. It's a miracle! 1055 01:01:35,995 --> 01:01:37,864 I thought I lost them all. 1056 01:01:38,310 --> 01:01:40,166 - They've got to get a TV in here. - Yeah. Seriously. 1057 01:01:42,635 --> 01:01:44,804 What is my pulse rate? 1058 01:01:45,405 --> 01:01:47,700 It's 110. 1059 01:01:47,707 --> 01:01:49,609 My normal resting is 55. 1060 01:01:49,776 --> 01:01:50,977 110... 1061 01:01:51,811 --> 01:01:53,113 That's not good. 1062 01:01:53,279 --> 01:01:55,782 You are right. 110 is not good. 1063 01:01:56,160 --> 01:01:59,285 After what you just went through, 110 is extraordinary. 1064 01:01:59,452 --> 01:02:01,254 How is Doreen? 1065 01:02:01,388 --> 01:02:02,822 Fairly severe laceration. 1066 01:02:02,989 --> 01:02:04,791 But we'll keep her a day or two to stem the infection. 1067 01:02:04,791 --> 01:02:05,925 But she'll be okay? 1068 01:02:06,920 --> 01:02:08,428 She'll have a scar and a hell of a story to tell. 1069 01:02:08,628 --> 01:02:09,763 Although no one'll believe her. 1070 01:02:09,796 --> 01:02:12,232 Hell, I'm standing here with you right now and I don't believe it. 1071 01:02:12,232 --> 01:02:14,670 You landed a plane on the Hudson. Not a scratch on you. 1072 01:02:14,670 --> 01:02:15,101 Arnie. 1073 01:02:16,536 --> 01:02:19,305 The union is pulling out all the big guns today, huh? 1074 01:02:20,807 --> 01:02:22,108 Talked to Dan Britt, Sully. 1075 01:02:23,243 --> 01:02:24,511 Got a count. 1076 01:02:25,512 --> 01:02:26,780 155. 1077 01:02:29,482 --> 01:02:30,717 155. 1078 01:02:30,884 --> 01:02:32,850 It's official. 1079 01:02:32,318 --> 01:02:34,320 - 155. - 155. 1080 01:02:38,491 --> 01:02:39,893 155. 1081 01:02:40,493 --> 01:02:42,128 Thank you, Arnie. 1082 01:03:13,993 --> 01:03:15,829 - Hey, Carl. - Jeff. 1083 01:03:16,996 --> 01:03:18,365 - Sully. - Carl. 1084 01:03:18,531 --> 01:03:20,367 Hell of a thing you pulled off out there today. 1085 01:03:20,433 --> 01:03:21,468 Well, we're here. 1086 01:03:21,634 --> 01:03:23,503 It's about all I know at the moment. 1087 01:03:24,400 --> 01:03:25,605 Oh, this is Ms. May, with the hotel. 1088 01:03:25,805 --> 01:03:27,273 Wanted to have a quick word with you. 1089 01:03:27,374 --> 01:03:28,708 I won't take your time, gentlemen. 1090 01:03:28,808 --> 01:03:30,100 This is only to say that my staff and I 1091 01:03:30,430 --> 01:03:31,411 are committed to protecting your privacy. 1092 01:03:31,444 --> 01:03:33,947 So, if there's anything I can do at all... 1093 01:03:34,114 --> 01:03:37,283 If it's possible, I'd love to have my uniform dry-cleaned overnight. 1094 01:03:37,484 --> 01:03:38,885 It's the only clothing that I have. 1095 01:03:39,520 --> 01:03:40,530 Dry-cleaning? 1096 01:03:40,186 --> 01:03:41,788 If it's too much... If it's too late... 1097 01:03:41,955 --> 01:03:43,123 Are you kidding? 1098 01:03:43,323 --> 01:03:46,159 Captain Sullenberger, I'd give you this whole hotel if I could. 1099 01:03:48,895 --> 01:03:49,963 Oh, okay. 1100 01:03:50,997 --> 01:03:53,166 Well, thank you, Evelyn. Thank you very much. 1101 01:03:53,333 --> 01:03:55,168 - Anything for Sully. - Okay. 1102 01:03:55,335 --> 01:03:56,736 Have a blessed day. 1103 01:03:59,172 --> 01:04:00,507 What just happened? 1104 01:04:00,674 --> 01:04:02,909 You just got hugged by a total stranger. 1105 01:04:04,310 --> 01:04:05,845 Ah, come on, Sully. 1106 01:04:06,120 --> 01:04:07,981 When's the last time you heard of someone 1107 01:04:08,148 --> 01:04:10,150 landing a jet plane on the water 1108 01:04:10,684 --> 01:04:11,985 and everybody lived? 1109 01:04:14,487 --> 01:04:15,522 Exactly. 1110 01:04:15,989 --> 01:04:19,693 I got shaving cream, razor blades, toothpaste. 1111 01:04:21,270 --> 01:04:22,829 And new clothes. 1112 01:04:24,364 --> 01:04:26,399 What, did you think we were ninjas? 1113 01:04:26,566 --> 01:04:28,234 Kmart was the only store open. 1114 01:04:28,401 --> 01:04:29,703 It's Queens. It's 10:00 in the evening. 1115 01:04:29,736 --> 01:04:32,205 - You find a Brooks Brothers. - Yeah. 1116 01:04:33,673 --> 01:04:34,674 Sully. 1117 01:04:35,375 --> 01:04:37,110 What are you even still doing in uniform? 1118 01:04:37,377 --> 01:04:39,112 Ah. You know, I don't know. 1119 01:04:39,279 --> 01:04:42,882 Look, guys. It's been a long day. Why don't you get some rest? 1120 01:04:43,490 --> 01:04:46,886 Mike Cleary will be over in the a.m. and make sure you're both doing okay. 1121 01:04:47,687 --> 01:04:49,823 - Thank you, Carl. - Yeah, thank you, Captain. 1122 01:04:50,590 --> 01:04:53,260 It's been a while since New York had news this good. 1123 01:04:54,828 --> 01:04:56,196 Especially with an airplane in it. 1124 01:05:05,905 --> 01:05:07,407 I'll see you later, Sully. 1125 01:05:29,829 --> 01:05:33,166 The word city officials keep repeating is "timing." 1126 01:05:33,333 --> 01:05:36,436 The perfect timing of the NYPD scuba units 1127 01:05:36,636 --> 01:05:38,638 and of the ferry boat captains, 1128 01:05:38,805 --> 01:05:42,942 and of course, the inexplicably precise timing of the pilot. 1129 01:05:43,109 --> 01:05:46,513 Captain "Sully" Sullenberger, who, with almost no time, 1130 01:05:46,680 --> 01:05:48,915 became a man for all time. 1131 01:05:49,149 --> 01:05:50,250 This is Kristine Johnson... 1132 01:05:50,417 --> 01:05:51,418 The ti mi ng. 1133 01:05:51,618 --> 01:05:53,253 Reporting live from the Hudson River. 1134 01:05:53,353 --> 01:05:54,554 New York One Minute. 1135 01:05:54,554 --> 01:05:56,690 The coast guard released this new video of Flight 1549 1136 01:05:56,723 --> 01:05:58,692 making its emergency landing on the Hudson. 1137 01:05:58,858 --> 01:06:01,761 Meanwhile, the search is launched for the engine of the aircraft. 1138 01:06:04,531 --> 01:06:06,990 Hey, Sully. Let me... 1139 01:06:13,273 --> 01:06:14,674 Come on. Answer. 1140 01:06:15,375 --> 01:06:16,476 Answer! 1141 01:06:17,310 --> 01:06:20,980 Larry, the CVR is in two days. How fast can you arrange a favor? 1142 01:06:21,247 --> 01:06:22,282 Sully? 1143 01:06:22,515 --> 01:06:26,119 I know that Airbus has simulations scheduled for the S22 sim at the factory. 1144 01:06:26,286 --> 01:06:29,889 But that's next week in Toulouse. Can you get them to reschedule? 1145 01:06:30,560 --> 01:06:31,324 It's 1:30 in the morning. 1146 01:06:31,491 --> 01:06:32,592 I need you to make it happen 1147 01:06:32,792 --> 01:06:34,194 before we listen to the CVR. 1148 01:06:34,361 --> 01:06:36,329 Before our testimony is complete. 1149 01:06:36,496 --> 01:06:37,630 Why? 1150 01:06:38,331 --> 01:06:41,201 I have a right to see the simulations and I have a feeling that 1151 01:06:41,368 --> 01:06:44,704 with human pilots and not a computer, the results are going to be different. 1152 01:06:44,871 --> 01:06:47,307 What if they show the exact same result? 1153 01:06:48,641 --> 01:06:50,844 If they do, then I'll hand you my wings myself. 1154 01:06:51,110 --> 01:06:52,345 It's all about the timing, Larry. 1155 01:06:52,512 --> 01:06:54,614 You can accomplish anything if you're never in a hurry. 1156 01:06:54,647 --> 01:06:56,383 I sure as hell agree with that. 1157 01:06:56,549 --> 01:06:58,885 The CVR is on Wednesday. That's 36 hours. 1158 01:06:59,520 --> 01:07:00,353 Can you make it happen? 1159 01:07:00,520 --> 01:07:03,156 I'll try. It's a lot of phone calls to make. 1160 01:07:03,323 --> 01:07:04,991 It's already 7:30 in the morning in France, 1161 01:07:04,991 --> 01:07:06,126 so you better get started. 1162 01:07:06,292 --> 01:07:08,161 Thank you, Larry. Thank you. 1163 01:07:26,946 --> 01:07:27,947 Hey, Lorrie. 1164 01:07:28,148 --> 01:07:31,217 Hi. I'm sorry to bother you before the hearing. 1165 01:07:31,418 --> 01:07:33,820 Sweetheart, what happened? 1166 01:07:35,121 --> 01:07:40,827 I realized just now, for the first time, that there were... 1167 01:07:41,761 --> 01:07:45,765 There were 155 people on that plane and you were one of them. 1168 01:07:47,133 --> 01:07:49,200 We almost lost you. 1169 01:07:49,636 --> 01:07:52,639 Yeah, but you didn't. I'm right here. 1170 01:07:54,274 --> 01:07:56,420 How are you holding up? 1171 01:07:56,242 --> 01:07:57,744 Oh, I'm holding up. 1172 01:07:57,911 --> 01:07:59,813 Please tell me this is almost over. 1173 01:08:00,313 --> 01:08:01,881 It's almost over. 1174 01:08:02,480 --> 01:08:03,830 Okay. 1175 01:08:03,249 --> 01:08:04,351 I love you. 1176 01:08:04,517 --> 01:08:05,919 I love you, too. 1177 01:08:06,119 --> 01:08:08,288 I'll call you when they're done with me. 1178 01:08:36,916 --> 01:08:38,885 - Sully. - Let's go, Larry. 1179 01:08:49,562 --> 01:08:51,931 - Good morning, Sully. - Jeff. 1180 01:08:52,465 --> 01:08:54,100 Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome. 1181 01:08:54,134 --> 01:08:55,268 My name is Charles Porter. 1182 01:08:55,468 --> 01:08:58,104 I've been assigned by the National Transportation Safety Board 1183 01:08:58,338 --> 01:09:00,640 to conduct this public hearing here today. 1184 01:09:00,974 --> 01:09:02,709 We have a lot of material to cover. 1185 01:09:03,276 --> 01:09:05,945 But before we listen to the cockpit voice recording... 1186 01:09:06,112 --> 01:09:08,480 And we will be listening to it for the first time 1187 01:09:08,148 --> 01:09:09,649 along with you, gentlemen. 1188 01:09:09,816 --> 01:09:13,153 Per the request of Captain Sullenberger and the union, 1189 01:09:13,319 --> 01:09:15,555 Airbus has agreed to link us via satellite 1190 01:09:15,722 --> 01:09:17,791 to today's piloted simulations. 1191 01:09:17,957 --> 01:09:19,626 Upload link, please. 1192 01:09:20,493 --> 01:09:22,162 They're just simulations, Sully. 1193 01:09:22,328 --> 01:09:24,564 Won't change my mind about what happened up there. 1194 01:09:25,231 --> 01:09:26,966 Might change theirs. 1195 01:09:36,576 --> 01:09:37,610 Birds. 1196 01:09:39,512 --> 01:09:41,214 Number one's rolling back. And number two. 1197 01:09:41,314 --> 01:09:42,682 Auto pilot's off. 1198 01:09:43,160 --> 01:09:45,510 - Pilot off. - Flight Director's off. 1199 01:09:45,218 --> 01:09:46,353 Flight Director is off. 1200 01:09:46,519 --> 01:09:49,322 All right. LaGuardia, Cactus 1549, dual engine failure. 1201 01:09:49,522 --> 01:09:50,857 We have to return to the field. 1202 01:09:50,990 --> 01:09:53,660 Okay. I'm gonna left turn back to LaGuardia 1 -3. 1203 01:09:53,827 --> 01:09:55,895 I'll activate the approach for you. 1204 01:09:56,396 --> 01:09:57,931 It's activated. 1205 01:09:58,980 --> 01:09:59,499 Runway 1-3. 1206 01:10:01,668 --> 01:10:03,570 Glide slopes coming in nicely. 1207 01:10:04,337 --> 01:10:06,272 - Flaps two. - Flaps two. 1208 01:10:07,607 --> 01:10:09,275 Sink Rate 900. 1209 01:10:12,412 --> 01:10:14,114 Too low, flaps. 1210 01:10:14,614 --> 01:10:16,490 Flight slow. 1211 01:10:16,216 --> 01:10:17,684 Too low, flaps. 1212 01:10:17,884 --> 01:10:21,870 Forty, 30, 20... 1213 01:10:28,595 --> 01:10:31,765 Successful landing at LaGuardia, runway 1-3. 1214 01:10:33,199 --> 01:10:34,200 For the record, 1215 01:10:34,434 --> 01:10:37,437 the pilots and the computer sims bear the same result. 1216 01:10:38,738 --> 01:10:40,907 Let's try for T eterboro now, please. 1217 01:10:42,420 --> 01:10:43,710 Upload the second run. 1218 01:10:48,114 --> 01:10:49,382 Birds. 1219 01:10:54,154 --> 01:10:55,722 Give me a heading 3-1-0. 1220 01:10:55,755 --> 01:10:57,323 Heading 3-1-0. 1221 01:10:59,325 --> 01:11:00,894 I'm gonna give you direct to Teterboro. 1222 01:11:01,270 --> 01:11:02,362 Direct Teterboro. 1223 01:11:09,769 --> 01:11:10,970 One thousand. 1224 01:11:11,438 --> 01:11:12,672 Flaps two. 1225 01:11:12,839 --> 01:11:14,400 Flaps two. 1226 01:11:19,412 --> 01:11:21,281 Too low, terrain. 1227 01:11:21,414 --> 01:11:22,882 Too low, terrain. 1228 01:11:23,149 --> 01:11:24,484 Too low, terrain. 1229 01:11:25,785 --> 01:11:29,856 Fifty, 40, 30, 20... 1230 01:11:33,560 --> 01:11:36,290 Successful landing at Teterboro, runway 1-9. 1231 01:11:40,166 --> 01:11:43,937 Multiple airports, runways, two successful landings. 1232 01:11:45,472 --> 01:11:48,541 We are simply mimicking what the computer already told us. 1233 01:11:49,309 --> 01:11:52,712 A lot of toes were stepped on in order to set this up for today. 1234 01:11:55,882 --> 01:11:58,685 And frankly, I really don't know what you gentlemen plan to gain by it. 1235 01:11:59,520 --> 01:12:01,154 Can we get serious now? 1236 01:12:02,956 --> 01:12:03,990 Captain? 1237 01:12:04,157 --> 01:12:05,892 We've all heard about the computer simulations 1238 01:12:05,925 --> 01:12:08,495 and now we are watching actual sims. 1239 01:12:08,628 --> 01:12:10,797 But I can't quite believe 1240 01:12:11,698 --> 01:12:15,902 you still have not taken into account the human factor. 1241 01:12:16,269 --> 01:12:17,604 Human piloted simulations 1242 01:12:17,771 --> 01:12:19,706 showed that you could make it back to the airport. 1243 01:12:20,730 --> 01:12:21,341 No, they don't. 1244 01:12:22,420 --> 01:12:24,678 These pilots were not behaving like human beings, 1245 01:12:24,878 --> 01:12:27,347 like people who are experiencing this for the first time. 1246 01:12:27,514 --> 01:12:29,249 Well, they may not be reacting like you did. 1247 01:12:29,315 --> 01:12:30,917 Immediately after the bird strike 1248 01:12:31,840 --> 01:12:32,652 they are turning back for the airport. 1249 01:12:32,786 --> 01:12:34,754 Just as in the computer sims, correct? 1250 01:12:34,921 --> 01:12:35,922 That is correct. 1251 01:12:36,890 --> 01:12:39,359 They obviously knew the turn and exactly what heading to fly. 1252 01:12:39,559 --> 01:12:40,894 They did not run a check. 1253 01:12:41,270 --> 01:12:42,395 They did not switch on the APU. 1254 01:12:42,562 --> 01:12:44,831 They had all the same parameters that you faced. 1255 01:12:44,998 --> 01:12:46,633 No one warned us. 1256 01:12:47,767 --> 01:12:50,603 No one said, "You are going to lose both engines 1257 01:12:50,770 --> 01:12:53,406 "at a lower altitude than any jet in history. 1258 01:12:54,400 --> 01:12:55,175 "But be cool. 1259 01:12:55,375 --> 01:12:57,711 "Just make a left turn for LaGuardia 1260 01:12:57,877 --> 01:13:00,146 "like you're going back to pick up the milk." 1261 01:13:00,814 --> 01:13:03,683 This was dual engine loss at 2,800 feet 1262 01:13:03,883 --> 01:13:06,190 followed by an immediate water landing 1263 01:13:06,186 --> 01:13:08,788 with 155 souls onboard. 1264 01:13:08,955 --> 01:13:12,759 No one has ever trained for an incident like that. 1265 01:13:12,926 --> 01:13:13,927 No one. 1266 01:13:14,961 --> 01:13:18,231 The Teterboro landing, with its unrealistic bank angle 1267 01:13:18,531 --> 01:13:20,800 we were not the Thunderbirds up there. 1268 01:13:21,334 --> 01:13:23,770 I'd like to know how many times the pilot practiced that maneuver 1269 01:13:23,803 --> 01:13:25,872 before he actually pulled it off. 1270 01:13:27,173 --> 01:13:28,742 I'm not questioning the pilots. 1271 01:13:28,908 --> 01:13:30,343 They're good pilots. 1272 01:13:31,444 --> 01:13:34,447 But they've clearly been instructed to head for the airport 1273 01:13:34,614 --> 01:13:36,383 immediately after the bird strike. 1274 01:13:36,916 --> 01:13:39,719 You've allowed no time for analysis or decision-making. 1275 01:13:40,153 --> 01:13:44,900 In these simulations, you've taken all of the humanity out of the cockpit. 1276 01:13:45,580 --> 01:13:49,129 How much time did the pilots spend planning for this event? 1277 01:13:49,295 --> 01:13:50,830 For these simulations? 1278 01:13:54,334 --> 01:13:56,669 You are looking for human error. 1279 01:13:58,710 --> 01:13:59,806 Then make it human. 1280 01:14:04,778 --> 01:14:06,846 This wasn't a video game. 1281 01:14:07,130 --> 01:14:08,748 It was life and death. 1282 01:14:09,315 --> 01:14:11,484 Sully's right. That's worth a few seconds. 1283 01:14:11,651 --> 01:14:14,870 Please ask how many practice runs they had. 1284 01:14:14,988 --> 01:14:16,489 Seventeen. 1285 01:14:22,629 --> 01:14:24,364 Seventeen? 1286 01:14:25,598 --> 01:14:31,104 The pilot who landed at Teterboro had 17 practice attempts 1287 01:14:31,271 --> 01:14:33,940 before the simulation we just witnessed. 1288 01:14:38,645 --> 01:14:41,348 Your reaction decision time will be set at 35 seconds. 1289 01:14:43,490 --> 01:14:45,285 Thirty-five seconds. That's not enough time. 1290 01:14:45,852 --> 01:14:48,521 We only had 208 seconds total, 1291 01:14:49,489 --> 01:14:50,790 so I'll take it. 1292 01:14:51,191 --> 01:14:52,492 Upload the link. 1293 01:14:52,625 --> 01:14:53,993 Return to LaGuardia. 1294 01:14:54,160 --> 01:14:56,730 Now with an added 35-second delay in response time. 1295 01:15:01,835 --> 01:15:03,970 - Birds. - Okay, I saw them. 1296 01:15:04,300 --> 01:15:06,373 - Give me 35 seconds. - Thirty-five seconds. 1297 01:15:13,480 --> 01:15:14,547 Time's up. 1298 01:15:14,748 --> 01:15:15,915 Here we go. 1299 01:15:17,317 --> 01:15:18,551 Flight path vector. 1300 01:15:24,157 --> 01:15:25,225 Going for 1 -3. 1301 01:15:25,392 --> 01:15:26,426 Okay. 1302 01:15:26,893 --> 01:15:28,128 Activate confirm. 1303 01:15:28,228 --> 01:15:30,397 All right. You are confirmed. 1304 01:15:32,565 --> 01:15:34,534 We're heading right for the airport. 1305 01:15:43,430 --> 01:15:44,444 Caution, obstacle. 1306 01:15:45,211 --> 01:15:46,680 Caution, obstacle. 1307 01:15:47,470 --> 01:15:49,382 We're about seven miles from the runway. 1308 01:15:51,351 --> 01:15:53,860 Caution, obstacle. 1309 01:15:53,520 --> 01:15:55,121 Terrain, terrain. 1310 01:15:56,189 --> 01:15:57,590 Pull up. 1311 01:15:58,858 --> 01:15:59,826 Pull up. 1312 01:16:01,161 --> 01:16:02,162 Pull up. 1313 01:16:03,830 --> 01:16:04,831 Pull up. 1314 01:16:05,398 --> 01:16:07,233 Too low, terrain. 1315 01:16:07,734 --> 01:16:09,335 We got a little extra speed. 1316 01:16:09,369 --> 01:16:10,403 You want some flaps? 1317 01:16:11,137 --> 01:16:12,539 Too low, terrain. 1318 01:16:12,706 --> 01:16:14,207 No, leave the flaps up. 1319 01:16:15,608 --> 01:16:17,310 Too low, terrain. 1320 01:16:17,610 --> 01:16:18,878 Too low, terrain. 1321 01:16:19,412 --> 01:16:20,580 Too low, terrain. 1322 01:16:21,748 --> 01:16:25,752 Fifty, 40, 30, 20... 1323 01:16:39,332 --> 01:16:41,000 Let's try T eterboro. 1324 01:16:43,690 --> 01:16:44,304 Upload the link, please. 1325 01:16:48,241 --> 01:16:49,275 Birds. 1326 01:16:49,476 --> 01:16:51,244 Auto pilot off. Flight Director off. 1327 01:16:51,277 --> 01:16:52,278 Hack the time. 1328 01:16:52,545 --> 01:16:54,848 - Thirty-five seconds. - Thirty-five seconds. 1329 01:16:55,915 --> 01:16:57,584 Engine one and two fail. 1330 01:17:01,921 --> 01:17:02,922 Turn. 1331 01:17:03,323 --> 01:17:04,324 Okay. 1332 01:17:06,426 --> 01:17:08,261 Let's see if we can make it. 1333 01:17:12,632 --> 01:17:13,967 Heading sub 2-9-8. 1334 01:17:14,340 --> 01:17:15,468 You seeing Teterboro out there? 1335 01:17:15,635 --> 01:17:16,836 I do. 1336 01:17:21,107 --> 01:17:22,609 Way too low. 1337 01:17:25,478 --> 01:17:27,280 Obstacle, obstacle. 1338 01:17:28,114 --> 01:17:29,449 Pull up. 1339 01:17:30,483 --> 01:17:31,518 Pull up. 1340 01:17:32,485 --> 01:17:33,486 Pull up. 1341 01:17:34,654 --> 01:17:35,655 Pull up. 1342 01:17:36,990 --> 01:17:37,991 Pull up. 1343 01:17:39,392 --> 01:17:41,528 Not gonna work, not gonna work. 1344 01:17:41,695 --> 01:17:42,696 Pull up. 1345 01:17:43,963 --> 01:17:44,964 Pull up. 1346 01:17:45,498 --> 01:17:47,300 Pull up. 1347 01:18:02,820 --> 01:18:04,851 Does anyone need to see more simulations? 1348 01:18:08,688 --> 01:18:11,391 Now that we've seen what could have happened, 1349 01:18:11,591 --> 01:18:13,993 can we, uh, listen to what actually did? 1350 01:18:14,427 --> 01:18:17,397 We will look at all the results at a later date. 1351 01:18:18,698 --> 01:18:19,866 Elizabeth. 1352 01:18:20,367 --> 01:18:21,568 For the record, 1353 01:18:21,735 --> 01:18:25,238 this is the CVR of US Airways Flight 1549, 1354 01:18:25,405 --> 01:18:27,674 January 15th, 2009. 1355 01:18:27,841 --> 01:18:30,276 Gentlemen, headsets. 1356 01:18:57,570 --> 01:18:58,571 Birds! 1357 01:19:05,445 --> 01:19:07,800 Shit. 1358 01:19:07,447 --> 01:19:08,682 Oh, yeah. 1359 01:19:10,250 --> 01:19:11,885 We got one rolling back. 1360 01:19:15,880 --> 01:19:17,357 We have both of them rolling back. 1361 01:19:21,795 --> 01:19:22,796 Ignition start. 1362 01:19:29,169 --> 01:19:30,437 I'm starting the APU. 1363 01:19:37,110 --> 01:19:38,712 - My aircraft. - Your aircraft. 1364 01:19:39,212 --> 01:19:40,413 Get out the QRH. 1365 01:19:40,613 --> 01:19:42,820 Priority left. 1366 01:19:42,248 --> 01:19:43,583 Loss of thrust on both engines. 1367 01:19:43,883 --> 01:19:45,952 Mayday, mayday, mayday. This is Cactus 1549. 1368 01:19:46,119 --> 01:19:48,880 Hit birds. We've lost thrust on both engines. 1369 01:19:48,288 --> 01:19:49,923 We are turning back towards LaGuardia. 1370 01:19:50,457 --> 01:19:51,725 Okay, you need to return to LaGuardia? 1371 01:19:51,758 --> 01:19:53,426 - Turn left heading 2-2-0. - 2-2-0. 1372 01:19:53,593 --> 01:19:56,290 - Which engine did you lose? - Both. Both engines. 1373 01:20:05,638 --> 01:20:07,774 "If fuel remaining, engine mode, select your ignition." 1374 01:20:07,807 --> 01:20:09,109 - Ignition. - Ignition. 1375 01:20:09,275 --> 01:20:11,678 - Thrust levers, confirm idle. - Idle. 1376 01:20:11,845 --> 01:20:14,247 Airspeed. Optimum relight, 300 knots. 1377 01:20:14,848 --> 01:20:17,217 - We don't have that. - No, we don't. 1378 01:20:18,852 --> 01:20:20,687 Cactus 1549, if we can get it for you, 1379 01:20:20,720 --> 01:20:22,155 do you wanna try to land runway 1-3? 1380 01:20:24,257 --> 01:20:26,593 We are unable. We may end up in the Hudson. 1381 01:20:27,961 --> 01:20:30,764 Emergency electrical power, emergency generator not online. 1382 01:20:30,930 --> 01:20:32,465 Online. 1383 01:20:32,632 --> 01:20:35,435 ATC notified. Squawk 7700. 1384 01:20:35,602 --> 01:20:37,270 Distress message transmit. We did that. 1385 01:20:37,437 --> 01:20:40,306 Cactus 1549, it's gonna be left traffic, runway 3-1. 1386 01:20:40,807 --> 01:20:41,808 Unable. 1387 01:20:42,800 --> 01:20:43,443 Okay. What do you need to land? 1388 01:20:43,610 --> 01:20:44,711 Wind shear. 1389 01:20:45,110 --> 01:20:46,846 FAC 1 off, then on. 1390 01:21:00,160 --> 01:21:02,295 Been 10 seconds, Captain. Come on. 1391 01:21:02,529 --> 01:21:03,730 Talk to me. 1392 01:21:03,897 --> 01:21:05,650 Cactus 1549, 1393 01:21:05,331 --> 01:21:08,134 runway 4's available if you wanna make left traffic to runway 4. 1394 01:21:08,334 --> 01:21:09,803 I don't think we can make any runway. 1395 01:21:09,869 --> 01:21:11,838 Uh, what about over to our right? 1396 01:21:12,500 --> 01:21:13,540 Anything in New Jersey? Maybe T eterboro? 1397 01:21:13,573 --> 01:21:15,642 Okay, yeah. Off your right side is Teterboro airport. 1398 01:21:16,242 --> 01:21:18,845 LaGuardia Departure, got an emergency inbound. 1399 01:21:19,450 --> 01:21:20,714 This is Teterboro tower. Go ahead. 1400 01:21:20,714 --> 01:21:22,682 Cactus 1549 over the GW Bridge. 1401 01:21:22,849 --> 01:21:24,284 Needs to go to the airport right now. 1402 01:21:24,317 --> 01:21:25,552 Check. Does he need assistance? 1403 01:21:25,719 --> 01:21:27,887 Yes. Bird strike. Can I get him in for runway 1? 1404 01:21:35,280 --> 01:21:36,960 Cactus 1549, you wanna 1405 01:21:36,296 --> 01:21:37,997 try and go to Teterboro? 1406 01:21:38,565 --> 01:21:39,999 Obstacle. Obstacle. 1407 01:21:43,737 --> 01:21:45,238 Obstacle. Obstacle. 1408 01:21:46,706 --> 01:21:47,707 Pull up. 1409 01:21:47,874 --> 01:21:49,209 Clear of conflict. 1410 01:21:49,409 --> 01:21:52,178 "No relight after 30 seconds, engine master one and two, confirm off." 1411 01:21:52,245 --> 01:21:53,246 Off. 1412 01:21:54,470 --> 01:21:55,548 "Wait 30 seconds." 1413 01:21:55,715 --> 01:21:57,217 Too low, terrain. 1414 01:21:57,851 --> 01:21:58,918 Too low, terrain. 1415 01:21:59,853 --> 01:22:00,854 Too low, terrain. 1416 01:22:01,521 --> 01:22:02,589 Too low, terrain. 1417 01:22:10,764 --> 01:22:12,232 This is the captain. 1418 01:22:12,866 --> 01:22:14,234 Brace for impact. 1419 01:22:17,604 --> 01:22:18,805 Five hundred. 1420 01:22:26,246 --> 01:22:27,914 Cactus 1549, turn right 2-8-0. 1421 01:22:28,810 --> 01:22:29,649 You can land runway one Teterboro. 1422 01:22:29,816 --> 01:22:31,840 We can't make it. 1423 01:22:31,284 --> 01:22:33,530 Okay. Which runway would you like at Teterboro? 1424 01:22:33,860 --> 01:22:34,387 Go ahead. Try number one. 1425 01:22:34,554 --> 01:22:36,560 Number one. 1426 01:22:36,289 --> 01:22:37,724 No relight. 1427 01:22:38,758 --> 01:22:40,930 We're gonna end up in the Hudson. 1428 01:22:40,226 --> 01:22:41,394 Too low, terrain. 1429 01:22:41,394 --> 01:22:42,929 I'm sorry. Say again, Cactus? 1430 01:22:43,963 --> 01:22:45,331 Too low, terrain. 1431 01:22:56,443 --> 01:22:58,645 All right, let's put the flaps out. Put the flaps out. 1432 01:22:58,812 --> 01:22:59,813 Flaps out. 1433 01:22:59,946 --> 01:23:01,648 Cactus 1549, radar contact lost. 1434 01:23:01,748 --> 01:23:04,484 You also got Newark off your two o'clock in about seven miles. 1435 01:23:04,651 --> 01:23:05,885 Got flaps out. 1436 01:23:05,919 --> 01:23:07,587 Two hundred fifty feet in the air. 1437 01:23:13,226 --> 01:23:15,528 170 knots. Got no power on either one. Try the other one. 1438 01:23:15,595 --> 01:23:16,596 Try the other one. 1439 01:23:16,796 --> 01:23:18,431 1549? Still up? 1440 01:23:18,631 --> 01:23:20,660 One hundred and fifty knots. 1441 01:23:20,433 --> 01:23:22,802 - Got flaps two. You want more? - No. Let's stay at two. 1442 01:23:22,969 --> 01:23:24,471 You got runway 2-9 available at Newark. 1443 01:23:24,471 --> 01:23:25,805 It'll be two o'clock in seven miles. 1444 01:23:25,839 --> 01:23:27,640 You got any ideas? 1445 01:23:28,174 --> 01:23:29,175 Actually not. 1446 01:23:29,309 --> 01:23:30,744 Terrain, terrain. 1447 01:23:30,977 --> 01:23:32,312 Pull up. Pull up. 1448 01:23:32,946 --> 01:23:34,514 Pull up. 1449 01:23:35,115 --> 01:23:36,116 Pull up. 1450 01:23:37,500 --> 01:23:38,510 Pull up. 1451 01:23:38,985 --> 01:23:39,986 Pull up. 1452 01:23:40,487 --> 01:23:41,488 Pull up. 1453 01:23:45,625 --> 01:23:46,860 We're gonna brace. 1454 01:23:47,193 --> 01:23:48,194 Pull up. 1455 01:23:48,495 --> 01:23:49,496 Thirty... 1456 01:23:53,666 --> 01:23:54,667 Twenty... 1457 01:23:55,350 --> 01:23:56,360 Pull up. 1458 01:24:34,207 --> 01:24:37,243 I need to take a quick break. 1459 01:24:51,458 --> 01:24:53,930 What did you think? 1460 01:24:54,194 --> 01:24:56,930 Hearing the CVR just now? 1461 01:24:59,399 --> 01:25:01,234 Let me tell you what I think. 1462 01:25:03,269 --> 01:25:04,871 I'm just so damn proud. 1463 01:25:06,606 --> 01:25:09,409 And you, you were right there, through all that distraction. 1464 01:25:09,609 --> 01:25:11,444 With so much at stake. 1465 01:25:13,947 --> 01:25:16,416 We did this together. We were a team. 1466 01:25:18,451 --> 01:25:19,619 Thanks, Sully. 1467 01:25:20,530 --> 01:25:22,155 - We did our job. - We did our job. 1468 01:25:41,241 --> 01:25:43,243 Hey, you did good. 1469 01:25:43,810 --> 01:25:44,811 All right, folks. 1470 01:25:44,978 --> 01:25:46,446 I'd like to call this hearing back to order. 1471 01:25:46,479 --> 01:25:48,148 If we could settle, please. 1472 01:25:50,116 --> 01:25:51,651 Take your seats. 1473 01:25:58,358 --> 01:26:00,493 That is honestly the first time 1474 01:26:00,627 --> 01:26:02,462 that I have listened to a crash recording 1475 01:26:03,563 --> 01:26:05,165 while actually sitting 1476 01:26:05,331 --> 01:26:06,966 with the captain and the first officer. 1477 01:26:09,736 --> 01:26:11,237 It's extraordinary. 1478 01:26:12,772 --> 01:26:15,275 That was no simulation. 1479 01:26:16,309 --> 01:26:17,677 No, it wasn't. 1480 01:26:19,312 --> 01:26:20,547 Gentlemen, 1481 01:26:21,114 --> 01:26:24,818 I want to inform you that the left engine has been recovered. 1482 01:26:25,785 --> 01:26:28,154 We just received a comprehensive report. 1483 01:26:30,857 --> 01:26:32,525 There was extensive damage 1484 01:26:32,692 --> 01:26:35,161 to both the guide vanes and fan blades of the engine. 1485 01:26:35,328 --> 01:26:38,131 Five compressor blades were fractured 1486 01:26:38,431 --> 01:26:42,369 and eight variable guide vanes missing. 1487 01:26:42,969 --> 01:26:44,771 So, no thrust? 1488 01:26:44,938 --> 01:26:46,600 As you testified, 1489 01:26:46,673 --> 01:26:48,842 it was completely destroyed. 1490 01:26:49,900 --> 01:26:51,211 The ACARS data was wrong. 1491 01:26:56,490 --> 01:26:58,852 I'd like to add something on a personal note. 1492 01:26:59,452 --> 01:27:01,321 I can say with absolute confidence 1493 01:27:01,488 --> 01:27:04,457 that after speaking with the rest of the flight crew, 1494 01:27:05,258 --> 01:27:07,827 with bird experts, aviation engineers, 1495 01:27:08,194 --> 01:27:10,830 after running through every scenario, 1496 01:27:10,997 --> 01:27:13,233 after interviewing each player, 1497 01:27:13,733 --> 01:27:16,169 there is still an "X" in this result 1498 01:27:17,370 --> 01:27:19,706 and it's you, Captain Sullenberger. 1499 01:27:19,873 --> 01:27:24,878 Remove you from the equation, and the math just fails. 1500 01:27:26,546 --> 01:27:28,314 I disagree. 1501 01:27:29,883 --> 01:27:32,719 It wasn't just me. It was all of us. 1502 01:27:32,886 --> 01:27:35,689 It was Jeff and Donna and Sheila and Doreen 1503 01:27:36,523 --> 01:27:40,600 and all of the passengers, the rescue workers, 1504 01:27:40,226 --> 01:27:42,529 air traffic control, 1505 01:27:42,696 --> 01:27:45,650 ferry boat crews and the scuba cops. 1506 01:27:47,200 --> 01:27:49,350 We all did it. 1507 01:27:50,300 --> 01:27:52,720 We survived. 1508 01:27:55,508 --> 01:27:59,579 First Officer Skiles, is there anything you'd like to add? 1509 01:28:01,810 --> 01:28:03,183 Anything you would have done differently 1510 01:28:04,417 --> 01:28:06,520 if you had to do it again? 1511 01:28:07,870 --> 01:28:08,288 Yes. 1512 01:28:08,888 --> 01:28:10,523 I would have done it in July. 1513 01:29:46,186 --> 01:29:47,887 7F. 11F. 1514 01:29:48,540 --> 01:29:49,550 9D. 1515 01:29:49,255 --> 01:29:50,256 1 C. 1516 01:29:50,390 --> 01:29:52,359 - 25B. - 26B. 1517 01:29:52,692 --> 01:29:54,728 - 10B. - 9A. 1518 01:29:54,894 --> 01:29:57,797 - 13C. - 21A and B. 1519 01:29:58,365 --> 01:30:00,330 155 is a number, 1520 01:30:00,633 --> 01:30:04,104 but when you can put faces to it 1521 01:30:04,270 --> 01:30:08,641 and not just 155 faces, but the other faces, 1522 01:30:08,808 --> 01:30:12,712 the wives, the daughters, the sons, the fathers, the mothers, the brothers, 1523 01:30:13,246 --> 01:30:15,181 it gets to be a pretty big number pretty quickly. 1524 01:30:15,515 --> 01:30:17,317 Th is is you r captai n speaki ng. 1525 01:30:21,721 --> 01:30:26,926 I think today was as much and as good for me and my crew as it was for you. 1526 01:30:27,227 --> 01:30:31,531 And because of the events of January 15, 2009, 1527 01:30:31,698 --> 01:30:37,170 I'm convinced that we will be joined in our hearts and in our minds forever. 1528 01:31:32,726 --> 01:31:34,861 I am the keeper of the mail. 1529 01:31:35,628 --> 01:31:39,990 So I read when people from across the country write to us. 1530 01:31:39,265 --> 01:31:42,869 And I open the letters that come to our house from your families. 1531 01:31:43,690 --> 01:31:44,637 And I open the Christmas cards. 1532 01:31:44,804 --> 01:31:46,306 So, thank you so much 1533 01:31:46,473 --> 01:31:49,642 for the gratitude that you've expressed to our families 1534 01:31:49,809 --> 01:31:52,145 and the letters and the cards 1535 01:31:52,312 --> 01:31:55,949 because they really do make a difference to us as well. 1536 01:31:56,116 --> 01:31:57,450 So, thank you.