NTSB: Amazon cargo pilots ignored landing warnings before Miami crash

On September 10, 2026, the National Transportation Safety Board reported that pilots of an Amazon Prime Air cargo plane continued their landing approach despite cockpit warnings that they were flying too fast and too low before the aircraft crashed in Miami. The NTSB investigation found pilots pressed ahead with the landing despite explicit cautions about approach speed.

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‘Too fast’, ‘too low’: pilot pressed on with landing despite warnings in Miami crash

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One pilot of the Amazon Prime Air cargo plane that crashed in Miami on Sunday cautioned they were flying “too fast” just over a minute before touching down on the runway they overran, the National Transportation Safety Board said. The pilot continued to comment on the plane’s speed while automated warnings sounded in the cockpit. However, the other ‌pilot did not give a clear verbal response, acco