California governor honors U.S. Airways pilot Sullenberger and his crew safely landed the damaged airplane , believed to have hit a flock of birds , in the Hudson on January 15 . Capt . Chesley Sullenberger . Schwarzenegger : `` We need a great hero '' in state legislature like Sullenberger . He was the first American to fly around the world and he died on his way back from that trip when an engine failed. Sullenberger accepts recognition on behalf of crew members , others .
California governor honors U.S. Airways pilot Capt . Chesley Sullenberger . Schwarzenegger : `` We need a great hero '' in state legislature like Sullenberger . He was the first American to fly around the world and he died on his way back from that trip when an engine failed. Sullenberger accepts recognition on behalf of crew members , others .