NTSB Says Amazon 767 Pilots Heard 7 Alarms Before 5-Death Miami Crash
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Updated · CNN · Sep 10
NTSB Says Amazon 767 Pilots Heard 7 Alarms Before 5-Death Miami Crash
3 articles · Updated · CNN · Sep 10
Summary
Seven cockpit warnings sounded before the Amazon Air 767 touched down in Miami, while one pilot repeatedly said the jet was going "too fast," according to a preliminary NTSB voice-recorder summary.
The alerts included two "sink rate" and five "too low terrain" warnings, and investigators said the other pilot gave no consistent verbal response to the speed concerns during the descent.
After touchdown, a pilot called for a go-around, matching flight-data evidence that throttles were advanced to full power at nearly 140 mph, then pulled back to idle four seconds later as brakes were reapplied.
The 230,000-pound cargo jet, operated for Amazon by 21 Air, overran the runway, hit a van, barriers and an SUV, then caught fire, killing five cleaning workers and leaving three others hospitalized.
Investigators planned crew interviews to explain the throttle inputs and why no speed brakes or thrust reversers were deployed, while a victim's widow has already filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the pilots, Amazon and 21 Air.