A pilot aboard an Amazon cargo jet that crashed in Miami over the weekend, killing five people on the ground, repeatedly cautioned the other pilot that the aircraft was traveling “too fast” as it came in to land and again after it touched down, according to newly released details from the National Transportation Safety Board.
Authorities identified the flight crew as Capt. Joseph Carroll, 55, and First Officer Jaime Felipe Silva Molina, 37. Both were pilots for the cargo carrier 21 Air.
The NTSB has not said which of the two pilots issued the speed warnings, or which pilot they were directed toward, during the approach to Miami International Airport on Sunday.
Investigators said the warnings went on for nearly two minutes. However, the pilot on the receiving end did not provide “a consistent verbal response,” according to the agency’s summary of the cockpit voice recorder.
A parking lot packed with Tesla Cybercabs is visible in the foreground as the nose of a Prime Air cargo plane sits on the ground on Sept. 7, 2026, one day after the aircraft overran the runway and hit vehicles at Miami International Airport in Miami, Florida. (CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP via Getty Images)
Information from the flight data recorder shows the plane made an unstable approach in strong winds. After touchdown, the pilots briefly tried to take off again by advancing the throttles and releasing the brakes before abandoning the maneuver about four seconds later.
The cockpit voice recorder also captured a series of automated warnings, including repeated “sink rate” and “too low terrain” alerts, as the aircraft descended toward the runway.
FlightRadar24 data indicates the Amazon plane first touched down nearly 5,000 feet into the airport’s 9,360-foot Runway 30, leaving it with less than half the remaining runway to stop.
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Officials inspect an Amazon cargo plane two days after it overshot a runway at Miami International Airport on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
The plane touched down awkwardly before the pilots briefly attempted a go-around, then resumed braking, according to the NTSB. The Boeing 767 then barreled about 1,300 feet beyond the end of the runway and struck a van, killing the five people inside.
The five people killed in the van were part of a crew that cleaned planes at the airport, NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy said Tuesday.
A crushed vehicle is seen after an Amazon cargo plane crashed off the runway at Miami International Airport in Miami on Sept. 6, 2026. (Al Diaz/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
Five others were injured, including two who were in critical condition as of Tuesday. The pilots, who were injured as well, were treated and released before speaking with investigators on Wednesday, according to The Associated Press.
The full transcript of the cockpit conversation has not yet been released as the investigation continues.