NTSB Sheds Light on Amazon Prime Air Crash: Excessive Speed and Abandoned Go-Around Attempt

A recent update from the NTSB sheds light on the final seconds of an Amazon Prime Air Boeing 767 crash in Miami. According to the agency's summary of the cockpit voice recorder, there were repeated concerns about excessive speed before touchdown. Just 16 seconds later, a call for a go-around was made. The plane attempted to lift off at a groundspeed of 120 knots, but the attempt was abandoned. Data showed that no indication of deployed speedbrakes or thrust reversers was present.

Max Trescott revisits his ADS-B analysis of Flight 7598 and suggests that an automation surprise involving the Boeing 767's vertical modes may have contributed to the plane becoming high and fast. This incident is part of a series of accidents examined in the podcast, including a fatal helicopter crash in Los Angeles.