Fri, Feb 20, 2009
Rosenker Says There Are Lessons To Be Learned
The National Transportation Safety Board announced Thursday it
will hold a two-day public hearing as part of its ongoing
investigation into the ditching of a US Airways Airbus A320 into
the Hudson River in New York City in January.
The hearing, which will be held at the NTSB's Board Room and
Conference Center in Washington, DC, is expected to be scheduled
for late spring or early summer; the exact dates will be announced
within the next few weeks.
"Based on what we have learned so far about this accident, we
know that many things went right," said NTSB Acting Chairman Mark
V. Rosenker. "But no matter how many things go right, we've found
that each accident presents safety issues that we can learn from --
both to further our investigation, and ultimately, to make the
skies even safer. This hearing will move us closer toward those
goals."
As ANN reported, at about 3:30 pm, EST on
January 15, 2009, an Airbus A320 operated as US Airways flight 1549
on a scheduled flight from New York's LaGuardia Airport to
Charlotte, NC ditched into the Hudson River shortly after the
aircraft struck Canada geese, resulting in an immediate loss of
thrust in both engines. While there were no fatalities among the
155 passengers and crew, two individuals were seriously
injured.
The public hearing will focus on the training of crew members on
emergency procedures, as well as the certification requirements for
the Airbus A320 related to the structural integrity of the airframe
during ditching. The Board will also scrutinize bird ingestion
certification standards for transport-category turbofan engines;
look at new and developing technologies for detection of large
groups of birds; and procedures to avoid conflicts with birds in
the general vicinity of airports.
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