Miracle on the Hudson River: Captain Sully speaks ahead of 15th anniversary
GROWING IN WASHINGTON AS
LAWMAKERS WEIGH WHETHER TO HOLD
HEARINGS OVER THIS ISSUE.
>> MONDAY MARKS 15 YEARS SINCE
THE MIRACLE ON THE HUDSON THAT
EMERGENCY LANDING MADE. CAPTAIN
SULLY SULLENBERGER, A HOUSEHOLD
NAME. A LOT OF FOLKS WILL NEVER
FORGET THE IMAGE OF THAT U.S.
AIRWAYS JET FLOATING ON THE
HUDSON RIVER. PASSENGERS BEING
RESCUED FROM THE FRIGID WATER.
THE AIRCRAFT HIT A FLOCK OF
BIRDS TAKING OFF FROM LAGUARDIA
AIRPORT HEADING FOR CHARLOTTE,
15 YEARS LATER. SULLY IS
REFLECTING ON THE MOMENT HE AND
HIS COPILOT REALIZED A WATER
LANDING WAS THEIR ONLY OPTION.
WAS THERE A PART OF YOU?
>> THIS THIS COULD REALLY GO
SIDEWAYS PRETTY QUICKLY OR.
>> DID YOU
THINK IMMEDIATELY I'M GOING TO
DO IT. THIS IS GOING TO WANT TO
SEE THESE A LOT. I MEAN, I MY
DEFINITION OF SUCCESS WAS
COMPLETE. ABSOLUTE. I WAS
CONFIDENT THAT. IF I CAN KEEP
YOUR PLAN INTACT.
AND LANDED A WAY THAT PEOPLE
DIDN'T GET HURT DURING THE
LAST. IT WOULD FLOAT LONG
ENOUGH FOR US TO THE RESCUE.
>> AND HE WAS RIGHT. 5 PEOPLE
DID GET HURT. BUT ALL 155
PASSENGERS AND CREW SURVIVED
THAT EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE