NTSB says pilots of crashed Amazon cargo plane were unaware of wind conditions
The National Transportation Safety Board’s preliminary report points to a series of failures, ranging from excessive speed and unused braking systems to missing wind information.
The pilots of a crashed Amazon cargo plane in Miami were unaware of wind conditions, according to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). The NTSB's preliminary report, released on Thursday, detailed a series of failures that may have led to the crash, including excessive speed, unused braking systems, and missing wind information from an air traffic controller.
The Amazon-operated cargo flight, which overran a runway at Miami International Airport, struck two vehicles on the ground, killing five people. The NTSB stated that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) controller did not provide the required wind information to the 21 Air flight, which was not on the radio frequency at the time.
The captain of the Boeing 767-300 freighter, a 32-year-old aircraft, considered aborting the landing after touchdown but the first officer cautioned the captain about excessive speed just over a minute before landing. The speed brakes remained stowed and the thrust reversers did not deploy during the landing, as per the NTSB's data.
Amazon has paused the use of 21 Air and the company's executive leadership team is actively managing operational risk.
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