on Jan. 15, 2009, Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger (played by Tom Hanks) made the quick decision to perform an emergency landing in New York's Hudson River after a flock of geese strikes the US Airways Flight 1549. All 155 passengers and crew survived — Sully follows the subsequent investigation into the incident to decide whether Sully made the right call in performing the landing.