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A pilot of the Amazon cargo plane warned it was coming in too fast : NPR
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Key Points:
- Cockpit voice recordings reveal that one Amazon cargo plane pilot repeatedly warned about excessive speed during landing, but the other pilot did not respond consistently, leading to a crash that killed five people in a van near Miami.
- The plane touched down far down the runway amid strong winds, briefly attempted to abort the landing, but ultimately overran the runway by about 1,300 feet, striking a van and an SUV before catching fire.
- Experts criticized the pilots for poor communication and questioned why they did not abort the landing earlier, noting that the unstable approach and automated warnings indicated improper landing configuration.
- Investigators are examining multiple factors including the aircraft's history, weather conditions, maintenance, and crew performance; the plane was a 32-year-old Boeing 767 converted to cargo use and operated by 21 Air for Amazon.
- This incident marks the second cargo jet crash in the U.S. within a year, following a fatal UPS crash in Louisville last October that killed 15 people and injured many others.
