SKYLER HENRY:
00:00:30
Flight data released Wednesday by the NTSB seems to suggest that the pilots of this Amazon cargo plane attempted to abort the landing before plowing through a fence at Miami International Airport, killing five. When we analyze the full list of parameters, we'll have a better idea of the aircraft performance during this landing.
SKYLER HENRY:
00:00:49
According to the report, about 1 minute and 42 seconds before the black box recording ends, the second pilot warns the plane is going too fast. He repeats his concern, as multiple audio alerts warn that the rate of descent is too great. About 15 seconds before the recording ends, the pilot calls for a go-around, where the plane aborts landing and climbs back into the sky. There was a little confusion about, should we continue the landing, or should we attempt to take off again? So there was confusion in the cockpit.
SKYLER HENRY:
00:01:21
Flight data shows the Boeing 767's nose and right rear landing gear touched down first, traveling at nearly 182 miles per hour halfway down the runway. If the airplane has touched down long, should you take off again? That's a decision that has to be made in a split second. And here, the pilots attempted to take off once they landed, and it didn't work. The widows of one of the victims has filed a wrongful death lawsuit seeking at least $50,000. The suit, in part, names Amazon. In a statement, Amazon said, in part, that "the loss of life caused by this week's tragedy is weighing heavily on all of us at Amazon." Errol. All right, Skyler Henry with that latest information. Quite revealing. Skyler, thank you.
