C172 lands in Brooklyn

Sounds like the pilot did a great job.


Sounds like he did a great job of the flying. He also did a good job of
trying to manage the sensationalism by dismissing the incident as not a
big deal, to introduce some balance to the report.


I think the default emergency landing site when flying low near NYC is the
Hudson River. If there happens to be a clear area on the ground, as there
was in this case, then that's even better (especially for the airplane). But
at worst, you just having to make a water landing (with a high likelihood of
prompt rescue).

What's the story with emergency landings in water for small planes like
C172s and Warriors? What is the best technique for executing one? What
is the most common outcome? What does the outcome tend to depend on? Of
course, the availability of prompt rescue is going to be a big factor,
but I'm more asking about the landing itself.

Tom