To be fair to Brian, there is no acceptable use of the word, "miracle" which applies here.
Modern, twin-engine planes are fully capable of flying on one engine just fine. Boeing 777s routinely cross the 8000 miles of ocean between Los Angeles and Sidney because of this ability. The danger from an uncontained engine failure is that shrapnel will damage the plane and render it unflyable. I don't know what the odds of that happening are but they are certainly < 50%. Most planes suffering this type of accident survive. So, a pilot landing a twin engine plane after suffering a failure of this type is the norm - hardly a miracle by any use of the word.
Modern, twin-engine planes are fully capable of flying on one engine just fine. Boeing 777s routinely cross the 8000 miles of ocean between Los Angeles and Sidney because of this ability. The danger from an uncontained engine failure is that shrapnel will damage the plane and render it unflyable. I don't know what the odds of that happening are but they are certainly < 50%. Most planes suffering this type of accident survive. So, a pilot landing a twin engine plane after suffering a failure of this type is the norm - hardly a miracle by any use of the word.
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