Pilots considered aborting landing after touchdown in Miami cargo crash, NTSB says

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has revealed that pilots of an Amazon Prime Air cargo plane involved in a deadly crash in Miami considered aborting the landing after touchdown. The Boeing 767, operated by Miami-based 21 Air, overran the runway by 1,300 feet and crashed into two vehicles, killing five people and injuring five others.

According to NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy, evidence from the flight data recorder suggests the pilots attempted to abort the landing with throttles at go-around thrust and brakes applied, but ultimately reduced power and reapplied brakes. The pilots, a 55-year-old captain with 7,145 hours of flight time and a 37-year-old first officer with 2,655 hours, were on their third flight of the day from San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Miami, and then to San Juan.

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