NTSB Releases Preliminary Report on Miami Airport Crash
A Boeing 767-33A aircraft operated by 21 Air, carrying cargo for Amazon Prime Air, crashed at Miami International Airport on September 6. The plane, registered as N1997A, was landing from San Juan, Puerto Rico, and ran off the runway, traveling 1,300 feet beyond the pavement.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released a preliminary report based on data from the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) and flight data recorder (FDR). According to the report, one of the pilots repeatedly warned that they were going too fast during the approach. The CVR showed multiple 'sink rate' and 'too low terrain' alerts sounding throughout the final minutes.
The go-around call came about 15 seconds after sounds consistent with touchdown and just before the aircraft left the paved surface. The FDR data revealed that the pilots did not deploy speed brakes or thrust reversers during the final seconds of the recording.
Captain Joseph Carol, 55, with 7,145 hours of experience, and First Officer Jaime Felipe Silva Molina, 37, with 2,655 hours of experience, survived the crash. The NTSB investigation is ongoing and has not yet determined a probable cause for the accident.