While twin engine aircraft are designed to fly on just one engine the left engine , as was the one lost in this case, is the most critical one to lose. The end result will depend highly on the skill and experience of the pilot and by Gods grace it was a safe landing.

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Okay, but what does this have to do with engine failure on a domestic flight?

John , you are full of bs, the plane doesn't care which engine is pulling it along, just as long as there is one!

Ok chicly. I'll pretend to be ignorant like you

FROM *Life in the skies* :"In an aircraft’s cockpit, the captain always sits on the left side and this has raised queries as to why he never sits on the right. The reason for this in a commercial jetliner seems to be rather historical. It is like asking why some cars are left-hand drive whilst others are right-hand drive

At the end of the World War I, most fighter aircraft were designed and fitted with rotary engines. When it came to steering these rotary-engine aircraft, turning to the left was easier because it followed the torque of the engine, whereas turning to the right was harder, as it was against the torque (twisting) forces. Hence, it would require more rudder movement to compensate for the forces. Because of this, pilots chose to turn left as a more convenient manoeuvre and thus, most traffic patterns in the air around airfields involved mainly left turns.

When bigger planes were designed with side-to-side seating, the co-pilot was made to sit on the right. The left-hand seat was made exclusively for the captain. It comes with complete flight instruments and controls. This seat also afforded better visibility with the assumption that more frequent left turns are made during the flight.

During the early days of aviation, the fact that the pilot was occupying the left seat made it logical for the aircraft to keep to the right side along the airways. Early aviators would often navigate visually by following roads and railways. Opposite traffic along the same line would then pass each other on the left. Because of the tradition that arose from the rotary engines, jet planes today continue having the captain sitting on the left-hand side of the cockpit."

A frightening experience to be sure, but the pilot did exactly what he was trained to do. Planes can and do fly on one engine.

For those crediting God with this "miraculous deliverance", this is silly, as credit should go to the pilot(s) and the people who trained them. And for those who say the pilot's hands were guided by God, more nonsense. If God were so damn benevolent, why did He allow the engine to quit in the first place?