Amazon Cargo Plane Overran Miami Runway by 1,300 Feet, Killing 5 as NTSB Probes 130 mph Landing
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Updated · The Washington Post · Sep 13
Amazon Cargo Plane Overran Miami Runway by 1,300 Feet, Killing 5 as NTSB Probes 130 mph Landing
3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Sep 13
Summary
Flightradar24 data showed the Amazon-branded cargo jet was traveling about 130 mph when it left Miami's Runway 30 on Sept. 6, a speed that investigators are scrutinizing along with pilot decision-making.
The plane ran 1,300 feet beyond the runway, hit two vehicles and killed five people on the ground, while Miami said the runway's safety area met federal standards.
FAA runway protections are built around historical patterns: safety areas typically extend 1,000 feet, and standard EMAS arrestor beds are designed to stop most aircraft leaving at 70 knots, or about 80 mph.
Runway excursions average about 10 accidents a year worldwide and remain one of aviation's most common accident types, prompting U.S. spending of roughly $3 billion after earlier fatal overruns to improve about 1,000 runways.