Pilot warned Amazon cargo plane going too fast before deadly crash, data shows
A pilot onboard an Amazon cargo plane that crashed in Miami, Florida, on Sunday noted it was going too fast before it overshot a runway, crashed into other vehicles and burst into flames, new flight data shows.
Flight data released by the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) shows that the pilot onboard an Amazon cargo plane warned multiple times about the aircraft's excessive speed before the deadly crash in Miami, Florida. Despite the altitude alarm sounding, there was no consistent verbal response, experts noted that the landing speed was 158 knots, which is considered high.
The NTSB investigation is probing the crash that claimed five lives and injured five others. The flight data included the plane's speed, altitude, and other critical details like flap deployment. The NTSB summary revealed that the pilot's cautions about speed persisted throughout the recording, with inconsistent verbal responses from the crew.
An automated safety warning, "sink rate," was triggered in the final minutes, while another, "too low terrain," indicated the plane was flying too close to the ground without proper preparations for landing. Aviation attorney Pablo Rojas pointed out the difficulty in interpreting the NTSB's "inconsistent verbal response" without the actual recording.
Rojas also highlighted that the flap deployment, which occurred later in the accident sequence, might be due to pilots responding to their excessive speed. After overshooting the runway, the plane struck equipment, a white Ford van, a Toyota Corolla, and came to rest about 1,300 feet beyond the runway. The five victims were part of a plane-cleaning crew in the van.
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