(..) nd also emergency response Today we begin with our operations,human performance and investigations. On the crash of US Flight The water landing. Captain? This was not a crash, it was a water landing. We knew what we were trying to execute It was not a crash, it was a forced water landing. Why didn't you attempt to return to La Guardia? There was simply not enough altitude The Hudson was the only place long enough and smooth enough and wide enough to attempt a landing. Air traffic testified that you were returning to La Guardia but you did not. As I began the left turn, (..)