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  1. Date: January 15, 2009
  2. Passengers: 150
  3. Crew: 5
  4. Fatalities: 0
  5. Cause: "... the ingestion of large birds into each engine, which resulted in an almost total loss of thrust in both engines and the subsequent ditching on the Hudson River. Contributing to the fuselage damage and resulting unavailability of the aft slide/rafts were (1) the Federal Aviation Administration’s approval of ditching certification without determining whether pilots could attain the ditching parameters without engine thrust, (2) the lack of industry flight crew training and guidance on ditching techniques, and (3) the captain’s resulting difficulty maintaining his intended airspeed on final approach due to the task saturation resulting from the emergency situation."
  6.  
  7.  
  8. Legend:
  9. CAM Cockpit area microphone or sound source
  10. HOT Hot microphone voice or sound source
  11. RDO Radio transmission from accident aircraft
  12. PA Public address system
  13. FWC Flight Warning Computer
  14. TCAS Traffic Collision Avoidance System
  15. PWS Predictive Windshear System
  16. GPWS Ground Proximity Warning System
  17. EGPWS Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System
  18. GND LaGuardia Ground
  19. TWR LaGuardia Tower
  20. DEP LaGuardia departure control
  21. 4718 American Airlines 4718
  22. -1 Voice identified as captain
  23. -2 Voice identified as first officer
  24. -3 Voice identified as cabin crewmember
  25. -4 Voice identified as groundcrew
  26. -? Voice unidentified or unknown
  27. * Unintelligible word
  28. @ Non-pertinent word
  29. & Third-party personal name
  30. # Expletive
  31. ( ) Questionable insertion
  32. (( )) Editorial insertion
  33. ... Pause
  34. Times are expressed in EST.
  35.  
  36.  
  37. ---
  38.  
  39.  
  40. 1515:19 GND Cactus fifteen forty nine follow the Northwest you can monitor tower
  41.  
  42. 1515:23 RDO-2 Cactus fifteen forty nine follow Northwest monitor tower, thank you
  43.  
  44. 1515:32 HOT-1 That's it...thank you. Runwway four, thank you, bye ((possibly through cellular telephone))
  45.  
  46. 1515:38 HOT-1 What did I miss?
  47.  
  48. 1515:40 HOT-2 Follow Northwest
  49.  
  50. 1515:41 HOT-1 All right here we go
  51.  
  52. 1515:49 HOT-1 * I talked to CLP he's gonna send it
  53.  
  54. 1515:54 HOT-1 All right, flight control check
  55.  
  56. 1515:57 CAM-2 Full up...full down
  57.  
  58. 1516:01 HOT-2 Neutral
  59.  
  60. 1516:03 HOT-2 Full left
  61.  
  62. 1516:06 HOT-2 Full right
  63.  
  64. 1516:07 HOT-2 Neutral
  65.  
  66. 1516:09 HOT-2 Full left
  67.  
  68. 1516:11 HOT-2 Full right
  69.  
  70. 1516:13 HOT-2 Neutral
  71.  
  72. 1517:26 HOT-1 I'll go ahead and sit them down
  73.  
  74. 1517:30 PA-1 Flight attendants please be seated for takeoff
  75.  
  76. 1517:33 HOT-2 Kay
  77.  
  78. 1518:03 HOT-1 Okay, taxi check
  79.  
  80. 1518:07 HOT-2 * *
  81.  
  82. 1518:19 HOT-2 Departure briefing, FMS
  83.  
  84. 1518:21 HOT-1 Reviewed runway four
  85.  
  86. 1518:22 HOT-2 Flaps verify. Two planned, two indicated
  87.  
  88. 1518:24 HOT-1 Two planned, two indicated
  89.  
  90. 1518:46 HOT-2 Um. Takeoff data verify...one forty, one forty five, one forty nine, TOGA
  91.  
  92. 1518:53 HOT-1 One forty, one forty five, one forty nine, TOGA
  93.  
  94. 1518:56 HOT-2 The uh weight verify, one fifty two point two
  95.  
  96. 1519:00 HOT-1 One fifty two point two
  97.  
  98. 1519:02 HOT-2 Flight controls verify checked
  99.  
  100. 1519:03 HOT-1 Check
  101.  
  102. 1519:04 HOT-2 Stab and trim verify, thirty one point one percent...and zero
  103.  
  104. 1519:08 HOT-1 Thirty one point one percent, zero
  105.  
  106. 1519:11 HOT-2 The uh...engine anti-ice
  107.  
  108. 1519:13 HOT-1 Is off
  109.  
  110. 1519:16 CAM-2 ECAM verify takeoff, no blue, status checked
  111.  
  112. 1519:19 HOT-1 Takeoff, no blue, status checked
  113.  
  114. 1519:22 PA-2 Ladies and gentlemen at this time we're number one for takeoff, flight attendants please be seated
  115.  
  116. 1519:25 HOT-1 * *
  117.  
  118. 1519:27 HOT-2 Takeoff min fuel quantity verify. Nineteen thousand pounds we got twenty one point eight on board
  119.  
  120. 1519:32 HOT-1 Nineteen thousand pounds required, twenty one eight on board
  121.  
  122. 1519:35 HOT-2 Flight attendants notified, engine mode is normal, the taxi checklist is complete sir
  123.  
  124. 1519:40 HOT-1 Below the line...oh you finished it all * *...
  125.  
  126. 1519:42 CAM-2 Yeah
  127. HOT-1 ...yeah kay thank you. We're good. Holding short
  128.  
  129. 1520:03 HOT-1 Still possible
  130.  
  131. 1520:06 CAM-2 Oh yeah
  132.  
  133. 1520:37 TWR Cactus fifteen forty nine, LaGuardia runway four position and hold. Traffic to land three one
  134.  
  135. 1520:40 RDO-2 Position and hold runway four, Cactus uh fifteen forty nine
  136.  
  137. 1520:42 HOT-1 On the hold
  138.  
  139. 1520:44 CAM ((sound similar to increase, then decrease, in engine noise/frequency))
  140.  
  141. 1521:27 HOT-1 Your brakes, your aircraft
  142.  
  143. 1521:30 HOT-2 My aircraft
  144.  
  145. 1521:48 HOT-1 He's gotta *
  146.  
  147. 1524:54 TWR Cactus fifteen forty nine runway four clear for takeoff
  148.  
  149. 1524:56.7 RDO-1 Cactus fifteen forty nine clear for takeoff
  150.  
  151. 1525:06 CAM ((sound similar to increase in engine noise/speed))
  152.  
  153. 1525:09 CAM-2 TOGA
  154.  
  155. 1525:10 HOT-1 TOGA set
  156.  
  157. 1525:20 HOT-1 Eighty
  158.  
  159. 1525:21 HOT-2 Checked
  160.  
  161. 1525:33 HOT-1 V one, rotate
  162.  
  163. 1525:38 HOT-1 Positive rate
  164.  
  165. 1525:39 HOT-2 Gear up please
  166. HOT-1 Gear up
  167.  
  168. 1525:45 TWR Cactus fifteen forty nine contact New York departure, good day
  169.  
  170. 1525:48 RDO-1 Good day
  171.  
  172. 1525:49 HOT-2 Heading select please
  173.  
  174. 1525:51.2 RDO-1 Cactus fifteen forty nine, seven hundred, climbing five thousand
  175.  
  176. 1526:00 DEP Cactus fifteen forty nine New York departure radar contact, climb and maintain one five thousand
  177.  
  178. 1526:02 CAM ((sound similar to decrease in engine noise/speed))
  179.  
  180. 1526:03.9 RDO-1 Maintain one five thousand Cactus fifteen forty nine
  181.  
  182. 1526:07 HOT-1 Fifteen
  183.  
  184. 1526:08 HOT-2 Fifteen. Climb
  185.  
  186. 1526:10 HOT-1 Climb set
  187.  
  188. 1526:16 HOT-2 And flaps one please
  189.  
  190. 1526:17 HOT-1 Flaps one
  191.  
  192. 1526:37 HOT-1 Uh what a view of the Hudson today
  193.  
  194. 1526:42 HOT-2 Yeah
  195.  
  196. 1526:52 HOT-2 Flaps up please, after takeoff checklist
  197.  
  198. 1526:54 HOT-1 Flaps up
  199.  
  200. 1527:07 HOT-1 After takeoff checklist complete
  201.  
  202. 1527:10.4 HOT-1 Birds
  203.  
  204. 1527:11 HOT-2 Whoa
  205.  
  206. 1527:11.4 CAM ((sound of thump/thuds followed by shuddering sound))
  207.  
  208. 1527:12 HOT-2 Oh #
  209.  
  210. 1527:13 HOT-1 Oh yeah
  211. CAM ((sound similar to decrease in engine noise/frequency))
  212.  
  213. 1527:14 HOT-2 Uh oh
  214.  
  215. 1527:15 HOT-1 We got one rol...both of 'em rolling back
  216.  
  217. 1527:18 CAM ((rumbling sound for 50s))
  218.  
  219. 1527:18.5 HOT-1 Ignition, start
  220.  
  221. 1527:21.3 HOT-1 I'm starting the APU
  222.  
  223. 1527:22.4 FWC ((sound of single chime))
  224.  
  225. 1527:23.2 HOT-1 My aircraft
  226.  
  227. 1527:24 HOT-2 Your aircraft
  228.  
  229. 1527:24.4 FWC ((sound of single chime))
  230.  
  231. 1527:25 CAM ((sound similar to electrical noise for 3s))
  232.  
  233. 1527:26.5 FWC Priority left ((sound of single chime))
  234.  
  235. 1527:28 HOT-1 Get the QRH...loss of thrust on both engines
  236.  
  237. 1527:30 FWC ((sound of single chime begins and repeats in 5.7s intervals for 29s))
  238.  
  239. 1527:32.9 RDO-1 Mayday mayday mayday. Uh this is uh Cactus fifteen thirty nine hit birds, we've lost thrust (in/on) both engines we're turning back towards LaGuardia
  240.  
  241. 1527:42 DEP OK uh, you need to return to LaGuardia? Turn left heading of uh two two zero
  242.  
  243. 1527:43 CAM ((sound similar to electrical noise for 35s))
  244.  
  245. 1527:44 FWC ((sound of single chime within interval))
  246.  
  247. 1527:46 RDO-1 Two two zero
  248.  
  249. 1527:50 HOT-2 If fuel remaining, engine mode selector, ignition. * ignition
  250.  
  251. 1527:54 HOT-1 Ignition
  252.  
  253. 1527:55 HOT-2 Thrust levers confirm idle
  254.  
  255. 1527:58 HOT-1 Idle
  256.  
  257. 1528:02 HOT-2 Airspeed optimum relight. Three hundred knots. We don't have that
  258.  
  259. 1528:03 FWC ((sound of single chime))
  260.  
  261. 1528:05 HOT-1 We don't
  262. DEP Cactus fifteen twenty nine, if we can get it for you do you want to try to land runway one three?
  263. CAM-2 If three nineteen...
  264.  
  265. 1528:10.6 RDO-1 We're unable. We may end up in the Hudson
  266.  
  267. 1528:14 HOT-2 Emergency electrical power...emergency generator not online
  268.  
  269. 1528:19 HOT-1 (It's/is) online
  270.  
  271. 1528:21 HOT-2 ATC notify. Squawk seventy seven hundred
  272.  
  273. 1528:25 HOT-1 Yeah. The left one's coming back up a little bit
  274.  
  275. 1528:30 HOT-2 Distress message, transmit. We did
  276.  
  277. 1528:31 DEP Arright Cactus fifteen forty nine its gonna be left traffic for runway three one
  278.  
  279. 1528:35 RDO-1 Unable
  280.  
  281. 1528:36 TCAS Traffic traffic
  282. DEP Okay, what do you need to land?
  283.  
  284. 1528:37 HOT-2 (He wants us) to come in and land on one three...for whatever
  285.  
  286. 1528:45 PWS Go around. Windshear ahead
  287. HOT-2 FAC one off, then on
  288.  
  289. 1528:46 DEP Cactus fifteen (twenty) nine runway four's available if you wanna make left traffic to runway four
  290.  
  291. 1528:49.9 RDO-1 I'm not sure we can make any runway. Uh what's over to our right anything in New Jersey maybe Teterboro?
  292.  
  293. 1528:55 DEP OK yeah, off your right side is Teterboro airport
  294.  
  295. 1528:59 TCAS Monitor vertical speed
  296.  
  297. 1529:00 HOT-2 No relight after thirty seconds, engine master one and two confirm...
  298.  
  299. 1529:02 DEP You wanna try and go to Teterboro?
  300.  
  301. 1529:03 RDO-1 Yes
  302.  
  303. 1529:05 TCAS Clear of conflict
  304.  
  305. 1529:07 HOT-2 ...off
  306. HOT-1 Off
  307.  
  308. 1529:10 HOT-2 Wait thirty seconds
  309.  
  310. 1529:11 PA-1 This is the Captain brace for impact
  311.  
  312. 1529:14.9 GPWS One thousand
  313.  
  314. 1529:16 HOT-2 Engine master two, back on
  315.  
  316. 1529:18 HOT-1 Back on
  317.  
  318. 1529:19 HOT-2 On
  319.  
  320. 1529:21 DEP Cactus fifteen twenty nine turn right two eight zero, you can land runway one at Teterboro
  321. CAM-2 Is that all the power you got? * (wanna) number one? Or we got power on number one
  322.  
  323. 1529:25 RDO-1 We can't do it
  324.  
  325. 1529:26 HOT-1 Go ahead, try number one
  326.  
  327. 1529:27 DEP Kay which runway would you like at Teterboro?
  328. FWC ((sound of continuous repetitive chime for 9.6s))
  329.  
  330. 1529:28 RDO-1 We're gonna be in the Hudson
  331.  
  332. 1529:33 DEP I'm sorry say again Cactus?
  333.  
  334. 1529:36 HOT-2 I put it back on
  335.  
  336. 1529:37 FWC ((sound of continuous repetitive chime for 37.4s))
  337. HOT-1 OK put it back on...put it back on
  338. GPWS Too low. Terrain
  339.  
  340. 1529:41 GPWS Too low. Terrain
  341.  
  342. 1529:43 GPWS Too low. Terrain
  343.  
  344. 1529:44 HOT-2 No relight
  345.  
  346. 1529:45 EGPWS Caution. Terrain
  347.  
  348. 1529:45.4 HOT-1 OK lets go put the flaps out, put the flaps out
  349.  
  350. 1529:48 EGPWS Caution terrain
  351. HOT-2 Flaps out?
  352.  
  353. 1529:49 EGPWS Terrain terrain. Pull up. Pull up
  354.  
  355. 1529:51 DEP Cactus uh...
  356.  
  357. 1529:53 DEP Cactus fifteen forty nine radar contact is lost you also got Newark airport off your two o'clock in about seven miles
  358.  
  359. 1529:55 EGPWS Pull up. Pull up. Pull up. Pull up. Pull up. Pull up.
  360.  
  361. 1530:01 HOT-2 Got flaps out
  362.  
  363. 1530:03 HOT-2 Two hundred fifty feet in the air
  364.  
  365. 1530:04 GPWS Too low. Terrain
  366.  
  367. 1530:06 GPWS Too low. Gear
  368. CAM-2 Hundred and seventy knots
  369.  
  370. 1530:09 CAM-2 Got no power on either one? Try the other one
  371. 4718 Two one zero uh forty seven eighteen. I think he said he's goin in the Hudson
  372.  
  373. 1530:11 HOT-1 Try the other one
  374.  
  375. 1530:13 EGPWS Caution terrain
  376.  
  377. 1530:14 DEP Cactus fifteen twenty nine uh, you still on?
  378.  
  379. 1530:15 FWC ((sound of continuous repetitive chime begins and continues until end of recording))
  380. EGPWS Caution terrain
  381.  
  382. 1530:16 HOT-2 Hundred and fifty knots
  383.  
  384. 1530:17 HOT-2 Got flaps two, you want more?
  385.  
  386. 1530:19 HOT-1 No let's stay on two
  387.  
  388. 1530:21 HOT-1 Got any ideas?
  389.  
  390. 1530:22 DEP Cactus fifteen twenty nine if you can uh...you got uh runway uh two nine available at Newark it'll be two o'clock and seven miles
  391.  
  392. 1530:23 EGPWS Caution terrain
  393. CAM-2 Actually not
  394.  
  395. 1530:24 EGPWS Terrain terrain. Pull up. Pull up ((pull up repeats until end of recording))
  396.  
  397. 1530:38 HOT-1 We're gonna brace
  398. HOT-2 * * switch?
  399.  
  400. 1530:40 HOT-1 Yes
  401.  
  402. 1530:41.1 GPWS (fifty or thirty)
  403.  
  404. 1530:42 FWC Retard
  405.  
  406. 1530:43.7 ((end of recording))
  407.  
  408.  
  409. ---
  410.  
  411.  
  412. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5S5hRRio-E8 --- ATC recording of the incident
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