NTSB Probes 1,300-Foot Miami Runway Overrun After Amazon Cargo Jet Kills 5 on Ground
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Updated · BBC.com · Sep 8
NTSB Probes 1,300-Foot Miami Runway Overrun After Amazon Cargo Jet Kills 5 on Ground
3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Sep 8
Summary
Five people killed and five injured were all in two ground vehicles struck after a Boeing 767-300 operated by 21 Air overran a Miami International Airport runway on landing.
Flight data and cockpit voice recorders have been recovered, but NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy said investigators are still gathering evidence and cannot yet identify a cause.
The probe will examine flight systems, engines, crew training and experience, radar data and weather, with an active thunderstorm near the airport and gusts up to 26 knots before the crash.
Investigators also will assess whether the runway should have had an engineered materials arresting system, as the aircraft traveled through navigational aids, a fence and into a Toyota Corolla before stopping.
Two of Miami's four runways remained closed after the Labor Day weekend crash, extending disruption as Amazon and 21 Air said they were cooperating with the investigation.