Federal Report Says Miami Controller Omitted Wind Warning Before 5-Death Amazon Jet Crash
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Updated · The New York Times · Oct 1
Federal Report Says Miami Controller Omitted Wind Warning Before 5-Death Amazon Jet Crash
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Oct 1
Summary
Five people died after an Amazon-contracted cargo jet overran the runway at Miami International Airport on Sept. 6, and an NTSB report says the controller never warned the crew about strong tailwinds before clearing it to land.
Federal rules require controllers to alert pilots when tailwinds could affect landing, but the report did not say whether that warning would have changed the captain’s decision to continue the approach.
At runway threshold, the aircraft was still more than 100 feet high and traveling over 203 mph, an approach the report described as unsafe; the co-pilot and onboard systems had already warned it was too fast.
The findings point to communication breakdowns between air traffic control and the cockpit, and within the cockpit itself, while the NTSB said a final probable-cause report may take at least a year.