Updated
Updated · Fox News · Sep 10
Amazon Cargo Jet Overran Miami Runway After 2-Minute 'Too Fast' Warnings, Killing 5
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Sep 10

Amazon Cargo Jet Overran Miami Runway After 2-Minute 'Too Fast' Warnings, Killing 5

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 10

Summary

  • NTSB data shows one pilot repeatedly warned the other the Amazon cargo jet was "too fast" for nearly two minutes on approach and after touchdown, with no consistent verbal response before the Miami overrun.
  • Flight and cockpit recordings point to an unstable approach in strong winds, repeated "sink rate" and "too low terrain" alerts, and thrust reversers and speed brakes that did not deploy after landing.
  • FlightRadar24 data indicates the Boeing 767 first touched down nearly 5,000 feet into the 9,360-foot runway, then briefly attempted a go-around before braking again and running about 1,300 feet past the runway end.
  • The jet struck a van carrying airport plane-cleaning workers, killing all five inside and injuring five others; the two 21 Air pilots were treated, released and later interviewed by investigators.
  • The full cockpit transcript has not been released, and investigators are still examining the failed stopping systems, the unstable landing and the aborted takeoff attempt.

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