The following information provides an awareness of problems in the hope that they can be avoided in the future. The information is based on final reports by official investigative authorities on aircraft accidents and incidents.
Jets
Both Engines Lost Power
Airbus A320-214. Substantial damage. Five serious injuries, 95 minor injuries.
As the airplane climbed out from New York’s La Guardia Airport the afternoon of Jan. 15, 2009, the captain briefly paused from flight deck tasks to comment, “What a view of the Hudson today.” After a bird strike moments later, he realized that the airplane likely would end up in the river.
The A320 had encountered a flock of Canada geese 2,818 ft above ground level (AGL), and each engine had ingested at least two of the big birds, said the report by the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). Both engines had been operating with fan sp…
