He was compared to Chesley Sullenberger who successfully ditched US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River on January 15 , 2009 , also without any serious injuries . Sullenberger himself , in a CNN interview , congratulated Wrona and stated that this might have been the first emergency landing of its kind
US Airways Flight 1549
US Airways Flight 1549
Tadeusz Wrona (aviator)