On September 6, 2026, a 32-year-old Boeing 767-300 freighter, operated by 21 Air on behalf of Amazon Air as Flight 7598, overran runway 30 during its landing at Miami International Airport (MIA). The aircraft breached the airport perimeter and struck two vehicles on a public road, resulting in five ground fatalities.
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Senior Aviation Accident Investigator Chihoon Shin shared details from the flight data recorder (FDR), indicating that the pilot may have attempted to abort the landing. According to the recorded data, the nose gear and right main landing gear touched down 30 seconds before the end of the recording, with brakes applied 23 seconds before the end. The left main landing gear touched down 19 seconds before the end of the recording at a ground speed of 134 knots.
The data showed that brakes were released 15 seconds before the end of the recording at a speed of 120 knots, and throttles were increased to values consistent with go-around thrust. However, 11 seconds before the end, the throttles were reduced to idle power and brakes were reapplied at a speed of 117 knots. The throttles remained at idle and brakes continued to be applied until the end of the recording, which captured a final ground speed of 65 knots.
NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy confirmed that the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder had been taken to the NTSB laboratory in Washington DC. Shin added that there was no indication in the flight data that speed brakes or thrust reversers were deployed. The NTSB scheduled interviews with the chief pilot and two pilots onboard the incident aircraft for September 9, 2026.
