The pilots of the Amazon cargo plane that crashed in Miami, killing five people, were issued multiple warnings for flying “too low” to the ground -- and acknowledged they were going “too fast” before they overshot the runway, officials said.
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Amazon cargo pilots overshoot Miami runway after repeated warnings about speed and altitude
Amazon's cargo flight into Miami overshot the runway, and the NTSB reports the pilots had been warned—repeatedly—about speed and altitude. The second pilot flagged the pace, and the tower called out the descent, but the plane kept coming in 'too low' and 'too fast.' The alarms weren't enough to slow down the delivery rush. When you're moving packages on deadline, the landing zone shrinks and the margin for error shrinks with it. The only cargo left unscathed was the tracking number, and the lesson is clear: even when the system sounds the alarm, the pressure to deliver keeps the throttle wide open. Every warning is just a speed bump for the next shipment.
“Even when the alarms go off, nobody slows the package down. The warnings were loud, the landing was hard, and the only thing that made it was the tracking number. When you rush to deliver, the runway gets shorter every time.”
“Safety protocols are robust, and every pilot is trained for these situations. Did I say 'ignored'? No, no, the warnings were part of a standard procedure. Sometimes variables align in unexpected ways, but the system works.”
The receipts
An Amazon Air plane overshot a runway in Miami, killing five people and injuring at least five others. CBS News' Skyler Henry has the latest details in the investigation.
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