Earlier this month , the National Transportation Safety Board said both the plane 's engines contained the remains of birds , confirming the pilots ' report that the engines shut down after colliding with birds less than 2 minutes after taking off . Captain of plane that crashed in Manhattan : I 'll return to the ` ` as soon as I ' m ready '' Capt . Smith : ` ` It 's hard sometimes to turn off my brain at night '' after incident . Sullenberger , crew of Hudson River Incident on ` ` : ' Live '' First officer : Everybody did their jobs , and ` ` we had good fortune ''
Captain of plane that crashed in Manhattan : I 'll return to the ` ` as soon as I ' m ready '' Capt . Smith : ` ` It 's hard sometimes to turn off my brain at night '' after incident . Sullenberger , crew of Hudson River Incident on ` ` : ' Live '' First officer : Everybody did their jobs , and ` ` we had good fortune ''