
Sully's Challenge: "Miracle on the Hudson" – Official Investigation & Full Report of the Federal Agency
By National Transportation Safety BoardLength7h 58m
About this audiobook
How can a 10 pound bird bring down a 150,000 pounds aircraft? How would you feel if you were the captain on that aircraft, responsible for 155 souls? What would you do to prevent the disaster? How would you communicate with other crew members and the passengers? How would you determine where to try to ditch the plane in an unprecedented situation? How would training and experience influence your decision? What lessons can we learn from Captain Sullenberger's calm actions which incredibly saved all lives onboard? Successful Ditching of US Airways Flight 1549 on Hudson River by Captain Chesley Sullenberger and First Officer Jeff Skiles on January 15, 2009 - This edition provides all the details of this incredible event, transcripts of pilot's communications and the final results of a thorough investigation. They analyzed in great detail the aircraft, the accident, the damages; the personnel on board and on the ground, their training and their communications, their actions during the accident; the survival aspects, the birds, the meteorology and more. Finally they drew their conclusions and put together their recommendations based on the results of the examination, to prevent similar events in the future.
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GenreOther
Length7 hrs 58 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 14, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Sully’s Challenge: “Miracle on the Hudson” – Official Investigation & Full Report of the Federal Agency
222.2 Engine Analysis
2Executive Summary
232.3 Flight Crew Performance
31.1 History of Flight
242.4 Abnormal and Emergency Events Checklist Design
41.2 Injuries to Persons
252.5 Pilot Training
51.3 Damage to Airplane
262.6 Operational Difficulties Not Factored Into Certification Tests
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61.4 Other Damage
272.7 High-AOA-Related Issues
71.5 Personnel Information
282.8 Bird- and Other Wildlife-Strike Issues
81.6 Airplane Information
292.9 Emergency Response
91.7 Meteorological Information
302.10 Survival Factors Issues
101.8 Aids to Navigation
313.1 Findings
111.9 Communications
323.2 Probable Cause
121.10 Airport Information
334.1 New Recommendations
131.11 Flight Recorders
344.2 Previously Issued Safety Recommendation Resulting From This Accident
141.12 Wreckage and Impact Information
35Board Member Statement
151.13 Medical and Pathological Information
36Appendix A
161.14 Fire
37Appendix B
171.15 Survival Aspects
38Appendix C
181.16 Tests and Research
39Figures
191.17 Organizational and Management Information
40Tables
201.18 Additional Information
41Abbreviations
212.1 General