At 3:29 p.m. , however , Sullenberger told the Tracon controller the plane could n't make it to that airport , and shortly afterward , the plane dropped into the Hudson . `` We may end up in the Hudson , '' pilot tells controllers . The plane is now flying at a lower altitude than it was before the emergency landing. Jet 's engines failed after plane struck birds , pilot reported . Bird remains found in both of plane 's engines .
`` We may end up in the Hudson , '' pilot tells controllers . The plane is now flying at a lower altitude than it was before the emergency landing. Jet 's engines failed after plane struck birds , pilot reported . Bird remains found in both of plane 's engines .