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Nine Minutes Twenty Seconds

In August 1995, twenty-six passengers and a crew of three board a commuter plane in Atlanta headed for Gulfport, Mississippi. Shortly after takeoff they hear an explosion and, looking out the windows on the left side, see a mangled engine lodged against the wing. From that moment, nine minutes and twenty seconds elapse until the crippled plane crashes in a west Georgia hayfield -- nine minutes and twenty seconds in which Gary Pomerantz takes readers deep into the hearts and minds of the people aboard, each of whom prepares in his or her own way for what may come.

Ultimately, nineteen people survive both the crash and its devastating aftermath, all of them profoundly affected by what they have seen and, more important, what they have done to help themselves and others.

This is not so much a book about a plane crash as it is a psychologically illuminating real-life drama about ordinary people and how they behave in extraordinary circumstances. Each of us has wondered what we would do to survive a life-threatening situation: Would I survive? How would I conduct myself -- would I act to save others in need or only myself? Would others try to save me? How would I be affected by the experience? Judging by what is revealed in Nine Minutes, Twenty Seconds, the answers are surprisingly optimistic.

In telling the remarkable stories of these twenty-nine men and women, Gary Pomerantz has written one of the most compelling books in recent memory. Open to any page and you'll immediately be drawn into the dramatic pull of the narrative. But on a deeper level, Nine Minutes, Twenty Seconds speaks as powerfully about our capacity to care for others as it does about the strength of our will to live. This rich and rewarding book will linger in your mind long after you turn the last page.


"A deeply moving account of the extraordinary strengths that ordinary people can display when tragedy confronts them. As emotionally powerful a book as you are likely ever to read."
   DAVID J. GARROW, PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF BEARING THE CROSS

"Words like shattering and riveting don't come close to capturing the impact of this fine book, the most powerful I've read in a very long time. The experiences of its heroes -- and there is no better way to describe the men and women who populate its pages -- will move and haunt for a good long while."
   ERIK LARSON, AUTHOR OF ISAAC'S STORM

"I loved Nine Minutes, Twenty Seconds. While reading it, there were times I became so fraught I thought I couldn't go on, but I simply couldn't tear myself away. Ultimately, this book is an ode to the beauty and dignity of the human spirit."
   DOMINICK DUNNE

"Gary Pomerantz ventures where lesser writers might fear to go. Nine Minutes, Twenty Seconds moves so surely through the story that the reader is left saddened but not horrified, and reminded of the essential humanity that can emerge in such moments of great drama."
   WILLIAM LANGEWIESCHE, AUTHOR OF INSIDE THE SKY: A MEDITATION ON FLIGHT

"What is it about the power of certain combinations of words to pull you in, to suck you in, so that you can't turn the pages fast enough and the outside world falls away? Gary Pomerantz has written pages that leave you breathless; you tear through them like a late passenger sprinting down an airport terminal. When you pull up, you feel windblown, as if you've stood in front of a propeller plane revving up."
   MELISSA FAY GREENE, AUTHOR OF PRAYING FOR S



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Title of ebook: Nine Minutes Twenty Seconds
ISBN: 9780676793987
parent-ISBN: 9780609606339
Publisher: Crown
Published: 09-2001
Released online for download: 09-04-2001
Author of eBook: Pomerantz, Gary

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6:45 to Impact. Robin Fech pushed the PA button, turned to face her twenty-six passengers, and said, “The cockpit crew has confirmed we have an emergency. We have an engine failure.” She announced that the plane was headed back to Atlanta. She sounded firm even if frightened.

Chuck Pfisterer, in 6A, thought, Yeah you’ve got an engine problem all right!

Fech reiterated that the plane could fly on one engine. She also told passengers they needed to prepare, just in case. She did not deliver the lengthy formal emergency announcement she’d learned in training. She’d always thought it too long, slow, and boring. But she delivered the essence of that announcement, in her own way.

Make certain your seat belt is low and tight, she said.

Place your feet flat on the floor and review your emergency card.

She explained the brace positions. For all but a few passengers sitting by the bulkheads, that meant crossed wrists against the seat back in front of them, forehead pressed against the wrists. Fech insisted that each passenger demonstrate the brace position.

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