How the Miracle on the Hudson Unfolded

On a blustery cold January day in 2009, Inside Edition staff in New York were shocked to see a passenger airplane flying low outside the newsroom windows and eventually land in the Hudson River by hero U.S. Airways pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger. Inside Edition camera crews raced to the scene and saw the plane floating in the water. Incredibly, each passenger was brought out safety. Inside Edition was there as the 155 survivors were brought to dry land following their harrowing ordeal. #InsideEdition

[MorrisWilsonFvcks]

This guy is a true captain. He didn't leave the plane until he was the last one. Respect.

[miquon]

Never forget the man who saved all those passagers. What a hero.

[cee_el]

Damn 11 years already. I remember this clearly during a high school morning when this happened

[GladanDsouza]

The plane struck a few birds while on take off. Which caused an engine failure. So as the initial speed of the plane was starting to gain momentum that time, it then suddenly dropped after the failure of the engines. This led the pilots to land in the nearby Hudson river. It's a really risky task, as it is a huge plane just to land on a single strech of the river immediately after takeoff.
The pilots were truly heros!

[peteb]

I'm surprised that plane could even fly with the weight of Sully's balls

[cadymills]

Thanks to Jeff Skiles, too! They BOTH accomplished something absolutely extraordinary.

[angelic_virgo]

The guy helping that woman protect her baby though🥹 everyone was a hero that day. Everyone was so level headed. Right people, right place, right time.

[rymcghee]

This makes me cry. Everybody lived, everybody was safe, family got to hug family, strangers helped eachother, people came together. It makes my heart hurt with happiness!!

[matthewbarry]

The plane can be replaced, lives cannot. Thank you to Captain Sully!

[yari]

As a Flight Attendant I'm so proud of Captain Sully 👍❤

[BeeDotGee]

Co Pilot doesn't get enough credit

[zx-sfy]

What a hero and can we please give the copilot some credit. Flying is a team effort

[ama.mensss]

He saved soo many people. God bless him❤️❤️

[lynxd]

He's a damn inspiration to me, who dreams to also be a pilot one day.

[wizzardofpaws]

I love how the ferry's got involved immediately. They were all heros saving people from freezing. Sully was the king for a day for sure. Amazing landing.

[malcolmwilliams]

Not even Sully but his 1st officer Jeff Skiles and the flight attendants had a role to play to. Thank Gos for them all.

[FormulaHub]

This by no means was a miracle, It was skill and heroism of the pilots and the NY first responders that saved lives, may God bless all who helped in the rescue mostly capt. sully

[yungjj]

I knew this was old when I heard “president bush”

[kylaarmstrong-benjamin]

This was just amazing!
I remember watching every minute as soon as it was being reported!
It's incredible that everyone survived!
This whole situation has bonded these people together in a very deeply emotional connection!

It's not every day a large group of people experience a miracle together!❤

[bebossa]

What a hero. Walking through the plane not once but twice in cold water. Wow.