an airplane flying over the pacific has run out of fuel and is about to go down. it s a very dangerous scenario. it s called ditching in flight lingo. and in this precarious life-or-death situation, it is anybody s guess if the title, who is the only person on board, would survive. the flight brings back memories of the miracle on the hudson in january 2009, when a bird strike knocks out both engines on us airways flight 1549. amazingly, all 155 passengers and crew on board survive, but no one can guarantee an outcome as smooth as this textbook landing. friday, october 7th, 2011. the pilot of this cessna 310 twin-engine plane radios a distress call. he s just more than halfway through a 2,300-mile flight from monterey, california, to hilo airport on hawaii s big island,
an airplane flying over the pacific has run out of fuel and is about to go down. it s a very dangerous scenario. it s called ditching in flight lingo. and in this precarious life-or-death situation, it is anybody s guess if the title, who is the only person on board, would survive. the flight brings back memories of the miracle on the hudson in january 2009, when a bird strike knocks out both engines on us airways flight 1549. amazingly, all 155 passengers and crew on board survive, but no one can guarantee an outcome as smooth as this textbook landing. friday, october 7th, 2011. the pilot of this cessna 310 twin-engine plane radios a distress call. he s just more than halfway through a 2,300-mile flight from monterey, california, to hilo
twin-engine plane radios a distress call. he s just more than halfway through a 2,300-mile flight from monterey, california, to hilo airport on hawaii s big island, when he realizes he s low on fuel and desperately needs help. u.s. coast guard pilot lieutenant eric modjeska is called in to intercept the cessna and coordinate a rescue. we took off to go intercept the pilot and escort him into the crash site. modjeska and his hercules c-130 are dispatched from barbara s point on hawaii s oahu island. this lock long-range search-and-rescue plane is equipped with state-of-the-art cameras housed in this dome attached below the nose of the airplane. operators from inside the plane can zoom in and track vessels and planes for miles around. once modjeska reaches the distressed pilot, they are still 350 miles off the coast. we followed him for about an
an airplane flying over the pacific has run out of fuel and is about to go down. it s a very dangerous scenario. it s called ditching in flight lingo, and in this precarious life or death situation, it s anybody s guess if the pilot, who is the only person on board, will survive. the flight brings back memories of the miracle on the hudson in january 2009 when a bird strike knocks out both engines on u.s. airways flight 1549. amazingly, all 155 passengers and crew on board survive. but no one can guarantee an outcome as smooth as this textbook landing. friday october 7, 2011, the pilot of this cessna 310 twin-engine plane radios a distress call. he s just more than halfway through a 2300 mile flight to
an airplane flying over the pacific has run out of fuel and is about to go down. it s a very dangerous scenario. it s called ditching in flight lingo. in this precarious life or death situation, it s anybody s guess if the pilot ho is the only person on board will survive. the flight brings back memories of the miracle on the hudson in january 2009 when a bird strike knocks out both engines on u.s. airways flight 1549. amazingly, all 155 passengers and crew on board survive. but no one can guarantee an outcome as smooth as this textbook landing. friday, october 7th 2011 the pilot of this cessna 310 twin-engine plane radios a distress call. he s just more than halfway through a 2300-mile flight from