Amazon Air 767 Crew Discussed Excess Speed Before Miami Runway Overrun

The cockpit voice recorder from the Boeing 767-300F that overran a runway in Miami in September 2020 captured one pilot repeatedly warning of excessive speed more than a minute before touchdown, according to the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board. The aircraft, operated for Amazon Air, had flown from San Juan to Miami. After landing, it ran off the runway, crossed a road, and struck vehicles, killing five people.

The NTSB said the first speed warning came 1 minute and 42 seconds before the recording ended. The same pilot raised the issue again several times until the end. No audible response from the other pilot was captured.

Nineteen seconds after the first warning, the autopilot was switched off. The NTSB did not say whether the captain or first officer made the warnings, and it has not determined why the pilots acted as they did.