The crew of an Amazon Prime Air appear to have initiated a go-around but changed their minds at Miami International Airport on Monday. The NTSB released more data from their initial investigation late Tuesday that showed the application of takeoff thrust for four seconds before the engines were cut to idle and the brakes were applied. The plane was still going 135 mph when the power was chopped and it was at 75 mph when the flight data recorder stopped. The data also confirmed was was captured in a video of the landing where the nose and right mains touched first and it was nine seconds before the left mains hit the pavement. NTSB investigators have interviewed the pilots and have reviewed the cockpit voice recorder tape. That will be released after another interview with the crew.
Meanwhile, the captain of the Boeing 767-300 freighter that overran an 8,000-foot (available) runway at Miami International Airport on Monday was overheard telling his wife over the phone that “My career is over,” after he jumped out of the burning plane. Abraham Altamar was one of the first on the scene after the plane shuddered to a halt more than 1,000 feet past the end of the Runway 30. He was on a Facetime call with his wife at the time and said he was the first one to talk to the pilot after he got out of the burning aircraft. The pilot used Altamar’s phone to call his wife. “He was just, like, telling her that he was fine, ‘Just tell my mom that I was in the accident, but I’m already out of the plane, that I’m good,'” Altamar told CBS. His wife, Alexis Altamar, noted that the pilot was upset and said, “My career is over.” Drone video of the path taken by the plane was making social media rounds on Tuesday and it’s below as is newly released video of the final seconds of that overrun. Warning: It’s tough to watch.
Newly released footage from Sundays devastating Amazon Prime aircraft crash😳| #ONLYinDADE pic.twitter.com/HZ1UoymbRR
— ONLY in DADE (@ONLYinDADE) September 9, 2026
Drone footage from Miami (🎥 source: NTSB)
by u/Brilliant_Night7643 in aviation
Meanwhile, various media are reporting that there have been safety-related complaints from employees of 21 Air, the charter company hired by Amazon Prime Air that owns the 767. The Miami Herald found sworn statements from former Air 21 pilot Karl Seuring claiming the carrier didn’t give pilots enough time off between flights and violated takeoff-speed protocols, among other things. He also claims he was fired for raising the issues. The Herald said another ex-pilot named Don Helmig claimed there were numerous safety deficiencies at the airline in his letter of resignation. 21 Air is owned by Houston Astros owner Jim Crane.
Was his fecking FO even extricated by then or engines shutdown? Had he turned to see the vehicles he shred?
Can’t career it from jail….
I wouldn’t let the guy pilot my riding lawn mower
What ever happened to the go around concept, decision made by either pilot. This accident should never have happened period.
If it doesn’t look right: You can almost always go around.
Captain’s bio from NTSB’s Jennifer Homeday:
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“Joseph Carroll, 55, and Jaime Filipe Silva Molina, 37, were the pilots, the Miami Herald learned after matching the names released by the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office with the Federal Aviation Administration’s pilot database.
Captain: Carroll is listed as a pilot and captain for 21 Air, a cargo carrier that Amazon uses to fly its packages and that was operating the plane Sunday. According to his FAA profile, he is qualified to fly a variety of aircraft, from multi-engine jets to helicopters.
First officer: Silva Molina’s LinkedIn profile lists him as a first officer with 21 Air. The profile said he received a bachelor’s degree in aeronautical engineering in Colombia, and he flies domestic and international flights for 21 Air.”
UH OH !! Morgan & Morgan have arrived on the ‘scene’ making one of the dead whole:
msn.com/en-us/money/general/lawsuit-filed-over-amazon-cargo-plane-crash/ar-AA2bTdYD
They’re blaming that damned 32 year old jet in the lawsuit !!
For safety, I’ll take a 37 year old 757 that is well maintained any old day over a brand new 787.
8 September 2026 — The NTSB held its second briefing and provided updates on the data extracted from the flight data recorder.
All times = number of seconds before end of the Flight data recorder.
-0:30: Nose gear + Right main landing gear touchdown at 158 kt ground speed
-0:23: brakes applied, 146 kt
-0:19: Left MLG touchdown, 134 kt
-0:15: Brakes released, 120 kt; throttles “increased to values consistent with go-around thrust”
-0:11: throttles reduced to idle, brakes reapplied, 117 kt
-0:07: Lateral, longitudinal, and vertical accelerations change, 96 kt
-0:00: Final ground speed 65 kt
According to the NTSB investigator in charge Chihoon Shin, “No indication in the reported data that speed brakes or thrust reversers were deployed.”
Go around thrust? Too little too late
Too little too late when he had already used up 3/4 of the available runway. Wouldn’t you agree?
Yep, I wonder who was the flying pilot. Any crosswinds? Sounds like a pretty major screw up