Pilot warned Amazon cargo plane going too fast before deadly crash, data shows
Summary
An Amazon cargo plane crashed after overshooting a runway in Miami, killing five people and injuring five more. Flight data showed one pilot warned about excessive speed several times before the crash, but the warnings were not consistently acknowledged.Key Facts
- The crash involved a Boeing 767-300 operated by Amazon Prime Air Flight 7598.
- The plane's landing speed was 158 knots (292 km/h), considered high for landing.
- One pilot repeatedly warned the other about the plane's high speed during landing.
- Automated alerts also warned the pilots about a high descent rate and flying too low.
- The plane overshot the runway, hit ground equipment, struck a van and a car, and finally stopped 1,300 feet beyond the runway.
- The five people killed were members of a plane-cleaning crew inside the van.
- Flap deployment, which helps slow the plane for landing, happened late in the sequence.
- The investigation is being led by the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
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