An airline crash landing is never good news. However, since the beginning of 2009 the number of fatalities resulting from an airline crash landing has risen to 500. That is the highest number of fatalities since 2002. Statistics show, there are more crashes on landing than any other time of the flight. However, most fatalities occur when the plane is climbing and not landing. This means that the impact of the airline crash landing has been worse. Either the pilot was not skilled enough or perhaps there is another reason but something has made the number of fatalities climb to an alarming rate. In the case of the Hudson River Airline Crash Landing, the pilot showed exceptional skill and a calm demeanor. As a result, there were no serious injuries or fatalities. An airline crash landing could be expected to happen on occasion, but there have been far too many.