Amazon Prime Air Boeing 767-300F Overruns Runway at Miami International Airport
A preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) details the final moments of an Amazon Prime Air-branded Boeing 767-300F freighter that overran a runway at Miami International Airport (MIA) last month.
The aircraft, operated by 21 Air on behalf of Amazon, arrived too fast and touched down thousands of feet into the runway. The crew repeatedly discussed excessive speed during the approach, but did not always receive a verbal response.
According to the report, the autopilot was disconnected about 23 seconds before touchdown, and automated 'sink rate' and 'too low terrain' alerts began punctuating the approach. The crew did not call for Flaps 30 until around 41 seconds before the recording ended.
The Boeing 767-300F touched down at 177 knots, which is both higher and faster than a normal landing profile. The NTSB noted that by this point, speed concerns and automated warnings had been building for more than a minute, yet the aircraft was still carrying substantial energy into the runway.
The report also highlighted the unusually long touchdown sequence, with the nose and right main landing gear initially registering touchdown at around 158 knots. The left main gear did not register touchdown until the aircraft had slowed to about 134 knots, and wheel braking began at 146 knots.