Originally Posted by
par8head
One of the worst airports in the Eastern US to have a engine failure at, I be interested in where they lifted off, which runway was it off of? Sounds like a great job was done by these pilots and many people owe their lives to them. Navigating around NY at low altitude with a loaded MD-80 on a hot humid day in the summer with only one engine cannot be easy!
It was runway 4.... out over the water with very few obstacles.... lucky.
Great job by the crew !