NTSB to release cockpit voice recorder readout after Amazon cargo plane runway overrun

The National Transportation Safety Board said it will interview the two pilots who were in the cockpit of an Amazon Air cargo plane that overran a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday, resulting in five fatalities. At a press briefing, NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy reported that investigators have recovered the cockpit voice recorder, which contains about two hours of clear audio, and the flight data recorder, which holds roughly 55 hours of data.

"The plane was coming in for landing, but several seconds before the recording ends, throttles increased consistent with a 'go-around thrust,'" NTSB investigator Chihoon Shin said. He added that brakes were reapplied a few seconds later and remained engaged until the recording stopped, with no evidence that speed brakes or thrust reversers were used. Homendy said the board expects to release a readout of the voice recorder on Wednesday after completing the pilot interviews. The aircraft, Amazon Air Flight 7598 arriving from Puerto Rico, was carrying about 32,000 pounds of cargo, primarily contact lenses. After overrunning the runway, the plane struck a Ford Econoline van owned by an aircraft-cleaning company, which had seven occupants. The Miami-Dade County Sheriff's Office identified the five victims killed in the crash. The two pilots received medical treatment and have been released from the hospital.