A view of an Amazon Prime Air cargo plane that overran a runway at Miami International Airport in Miami, Florida, US, Sep 7, 2026. (Photo: Reuters/Marco Bello)
09 Sep 2026 10:11AM
(Updated: 09 Sep 2026 01:51PM)
WASHINGTON: The National Transportation Safety Board said on Tuesday (Sep 8) that evidence recovered from a flight data recorder suggested the pilots of an Amazon Prime Air cargo plane involved in a deadly crash considered aborting the landing after the aircraft touched down.The 32-year-old Boeing operated by Miami-based 21 Air overran the runway by some 396m and crashed into two vehicles, killing five people and injuring five others on Sunday.NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy told reporters that investigators would interview both of the pilots on Wednesday and then release details from the cockpit voice recorder.The NTSB said 30 seconds before the end of the flight data recording, the nose landing gear and right main landing gear touched down on the runway at a speed of 158 knot, while 19 seconds before the end of the recording, the left main landing gear touched down at a speed of 134 knots.
A few seconds later, the brakes were released and the throttles were increased to values consistent with go-around thrust, indicating a late attempt to abort the landing and get back in the air.But 11 seconds before the end of the recording, throttles were reduced to idle power and brakes were reapplied. The final ground speed was 65 knots at the end of the recording.
