NTSB says Amazon jet crew received repeated high-speed warnings before fatal runway overrun
An Amazon cargo plane operated by 21 Air overran the runway at Miami International Airport on 6 September, striking two vehicles on a nearby road. Five people in a passenger van were killed, two others in the van and the car’s driver were seriously injured, and the two crew members suffered minor injuries.
The NTSB’s preliminary report says the first officer repeatedly warned that the Boeing 767 was travelling too fast, while automatic alerts also sounded; the report says there was no consistent verbal response to the speed comments. The plane touched down about 3,750 feet beyond the landing zone at roughly 184 mph, and the pilots did not deploy speed brakes or thrust reversers. The report also notes that controllers did not pass along a 22 mph wind gust reported to another flight, but it does not determine the cause of the crash.
- Five people died after an Amazon cargo plane overran a Miami runway.
- The plane touched down about 3,750 feet past the landing zone at 184 mph.
- The NTSB’s preliminary report details warnings but does not establish the cause.
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An Amazon cargo plane overran the runway at Miami International Airport on 6 September whilst attempting to land, veering onto a nearby road where it struck two vehicles. Five people in a passenger van were killed, and two others in the van and the driver of a car were seriously injured; the two crew members suffered minor injuries.
The National Transportation Safety Board's preliminary report indicates that the aircraft was travelling too fast during landing. The first officer repeatedly warned that the plane was moving at excessive speed, and automated alarm systems sounded to alert the crew, but the pilots did not respond consistently to these warnings.
The Boeing 767 touched down approximately 3,750 feet beyond the intended landing zone whilst travelling at roughly 184 mph. The crew did not activate systems designed to help slow the aircraft, and air traffic controllers had information about strong wind gusts but did not relay this to the flight crew. The investigation has not yet determined the underlying cause of the runway overrun.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Pilots of Amazon cargo plane that crashed and killed five were given automatic warnings it was going too fast before touchdown, NTSB report says”.