NTSB: Pilot Warnings Preceded Deadly Miami Runway Overrun

The NTSB said one pilot repeatedly warned that the Amazon Prime Air Boeing 767 was traveling too fast during the final 1 minute 42 seconds of its approach to Miami International Airport, but the other pilot did not provide a consistent verbal response. Automated warnings included repeated “sink rate” and “too low, terrain” alerts, yet the crew continued the approach before one pilot called for a go-around about 15 seconds before the recording ended. Engine thrust briefly increased to go-around levels, but the throttles were returned to idle several seconds later, and investigators found no recorded indication that speed brakes or thrust reversers were deployed. The aircraft overran the runway by about 1,300 feet, struck two vehicles and killed five people on the ground, while five others were injured. The NTSB has not determined the cause, and a victim’s widow has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit alleging failures by the crew, operator and other parties.