January 15, 2009, shortly after takeoff from the airport LaGuardia, U.S. Airways Flight 1549 struck a flock of geese in Canada. Geese are then absorbed into the twin-engine aircraft, resulting in a complete engine failure and loss of power. The case of this three-part series explains how over the next four minutes, Flight 1549 Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger and First Officer Jeffrey Skiles grappled with various extreme challenges. They not only have to keep the plane under control, but they also need to decide quickly whether they can make an emergency landing at the nearest airport - or find another alternative to get the plane in one piece in one of the most populous regions of the country. Cases B and C, then describe how, after the plane landed in the frigid waters of the Hudson River, the emergency services of the many agencies and private organizations - converging on the scene without a plan of action for this type of emergency - like scrambled rescue passengers stabilize the aircraft and crew, as he began to move downstream. Case Number 1966 "Hide
by Jennifer Weeks, Arnold Howitt, Dutch Leonard Source: Harvard Kennedy School 12 pages. Publication Date: September 10, 2012. Prod. #: HKS713-PDF-ENG
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