ItB次元官网网址檚 been 10 years, but there isnB次元官网网址檛 anything Tripp Harris doesnB次元官网网址檛 remember about the cold January day he cheated death on US Airways flight 1549.

The jolt when the plane collided with a flock of geese and the engines stopped moments after takeoff from New York CityB次元官网网址檚 LaGuardia Airport. The smoke filling the cabin. The electric, burning smell. The panic from the people around him. The calm, steady tone of Capt. Chesley B次元官网网址淪ullyB次元官网网址� Sullenberger telling everyone to brace for impact as he steered the Airbus A320-214 into the frigid waters of the Hudson River on Jan. 15, 2009.

And, of course, he knows the happy ending of the B次元官网网址淢iracle on the HudsonB次元官网网址�: All 155 people aboard survived.

Harris has also never forgotten what that day taught him about what really mattered: his wife and then-2-year-old son.

B次元官网网址淓verything that I could think about was the things I was going to miss,B次元官网网址� said Harris, 47, of Charlotte, North Carolina, where the flight was headed. B次元官网网址淭hat fundamentally shifted my priorities.B次元官网网址�

ItB次元官网网址檚 colored his life ever since. He decided to spend more time with his family and have adventures and experiences he might otherwise have put off.

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ItB次元官网网址檚 a common refrain among survivors, of how that day led to big life changes and small everyday choices, and to feeling joy more readily. But some also speak of the anxiety that can still rise every time theyB次元官网网址檙e on a flight.

B次元官网网址淚 have a lot more gratitude about my life,B次元官网网址� said Sheila Dail, 67, one of the flight attendants. After taking the better part of a year off, she returned to working in the skies and helped to create a peer support group for air stewards at her airline. B次元官网网址淚 have three grandsons I possibly would never have seen.B次元官网网址�

Flight 1549 took off from LaGuardia a decade ago Tuesday, with SullenbergerB次元官网网址檚 co-pilot Jeffrey Skiles at the controls, three flight attendants and 150 passengers aboard. It was cold, only about 20 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 7 degrees Celsius), but the skies were clear.

B次元官网网址淲hat a view of the Hudson today,B次元官网网址� Sullenberger remarked to Skiles, according to National Transportation Safety BoardB次元官网网址檚 report on the crash.

Less than a minute later, plane and birds collided at 3,000 feet (915 metres). Both engines stopped. Sullenberger took the controls and told air traffic controllers he couldnB次元官网网址檛 make it back to LaGuardia. His choices were a small airport for private aircraft in New Jersey B次元官网网址� possibly too far B次元官网网址� or the river. Sullenberger picked the water.

At 3:31 p.m., the plane splashed down, somehow stayed in one piece, and began floating fast toward the harbour. Passengers got out on the wings and inflatable rafts as commuter ferries raced to the rescue.

One flight attendant and four passengers were hurt, but everyone else was mostly fine.

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The submerged and damaged plane was recovered and is now held at the Carolinas Aviation Museum in Charlotte, where survivors are planning to gather Tuesday to mark the 10-year anniversary, including a toast at the exact time of the crash.

The Associated Press

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