Miami 767 overrun crew warned of excessive speed on unstable approach
Cockpit voice and flight data recordings from the 21 Air Boeing 767-300 freighter that overran Miami's runway 30 show the crew received multiple speed, sink rate, and terrain warnings before a late go-around call.
Investigators have released details from the cockpit voice and flight data recorders of the 21 Air Boeing 767-300 freighter that overran runway 30 at Miami on 6 September. The aircraft, operating for Amazon Air, struck a van and a car after leaving the runway, killing five people.
About one minute and eleven seconds before touchdown, one pilot called for 20 degrees of flap while the other cautioned that the aircraft was too fast. That pilot repeated comments about excessive speed throughout the remainder of the recording. According to the National Transportation Safety Board, there was no consistent verbal response to those comments.
During the final 40 seconds, from the 1,000-foot call-out to touchdown, the jet issued several aural warnings about excessive sink rate, including below 500 feet. After the 100-foot call-out, four 'too low, terrain' alerts sounded. Ten seconds before touchdown, one pilot called for 30 degrees of flap. Another terrain warning came at about 40 feet.
Fifteen seconds after touchdown, about five seconds before the aircraft left the paved surface, one pilot called for a go-around. The throttles were increased to go-around thrust for a few seconds, then reduced to idle. The cockpit voice and flight data recordings have not yet been fully synchronised.
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- flightglobal.comCockpit recording from Miami overrun 767 indicates highly-unstable approach