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第31篇 A U.S. Airlines plane made a controlled crash landing on the Hudson river Thursday afternoon following a failed takeoff(起飞) blamed on a possible bird strike Authorities said all 150 passengers and 5 crew aboard survived with no major injuries. New York Mayor said it appeared that all 155 people aboard are safe, although authorities are still verifying(核实) the number of passengers. The mayor told a press conference that the pilot of the plane, who made a “masterly(巧妙的) crash landing on the river, “walked the plane twice after everyone was believed to have come out. Some of the survivors got wet in frigid (寒冷的) water on a day when the air temperature was as low as minus(负的;零下) 6.7degrees Celsius. Water temperature was at 4.4 degrees. U.S.Airways Flight 1549 was headed to Charlotte, North Carolina, from an airport in New York, officials said. Initial reports said a bird strike caused both engines of the plane to fait moments after take-off, but US Airways CEO(首席执行官) Doug Parker said it was premature(不到期的;过早的) to speculate(思考;推测) about the cause of the accident. Officials of the National Transportation Safety Board were heading for New York to look into the cause of the crash. Federal Aviation(飞行;航空) Administration spokeswoman Laura Brown said the aircraft appeared to have hit one or more birds, the AP reported. Emergency crew from various agencies and commuter ferries all joined the rescue efforts, which were lauded(称赞；赞美) by New York State governor(管理者;州长) David Paterson as a miracle on the Hudson . 周四下午，在怀疑因鸟撞机导致的起飞失败后，一架美国航空公司(U.S．Airlines)的飞机(plane)实施了一次有控制的强行着陆(crash landing)．降落在哈德逊河边。政府部门说所有150名乘客和5名机上工作人员均安然无事，无人遭受重大伤害(major injury)。 纽约市长(mayor)说看起来155名乘客和机上工作人员都很安全，虽然当局仍在核实乘客数目。 市长在新闻发布会(press conference)上说飞机的飞行员(pilot)进行了一次巧妙的强行着陆，使飞机降落在河边，并且在大家全部走出飞机后“在飞机里走了两趟”（进行检查）。 一些幸存者掉进冰冷的河里，当天空气温度低至零下6.7摄氏度，水温为4.4度。 官方说美国航空公司的1549次航班（flight）当时正从纽约的一个机场飞往北(north)卡莱罗娜的夏洛蒂。 最初的报导(initial report)说起飞后不久一只鸟撞上飞机导致两个引擎无法正常工作。但美国航空公司的首席执行官道格·帕克说目前对事故原因进行推测还为时过早。 据美联社报导