Emergency Landing _____________________ 4 Why Do Planes Crash ________________ 8 Ready for Disaster _______________________10 The Escape _________________________________________14 Rescue ________________________________________________ 20 Glossary ____________________________________________ 22 To Learn More ________________________________ 23 Index ____________________________________________________ 24
On January 15 2009 Flight 1549 took off from LaGuardia Airport in New York City It had been airborne for only a few minutes Josh Peltz was settling in for a nap Suddenly he heard an explosion The plane had blasted through a flock of geese Both engines failed and the plane stopped rising It was heading for the Hudson River 4
The plane jolted and there was a smell of burning machinery Everybody gasped and there were a few screams Josh Peltz 5
