Cargo jet tried to abort unsteady landing before Miami crash, flight data indicates

Flight data suggest an Amazon cargo plane tried to abort an unsteady landing at Miami International Airport before smashing into a van and killing five people inside, according to information investigators released Tuesday.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3060x2040+0+0/resize/3060x2040!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb7%2F65%2F475085d64f5ebb967606531ab09f%2Fap26250797827673.jpg' alt='An Amazon cargo plane sits at Miami International Airport after overshooting a runway on Monday, Sept. 7, 2026, in Miami.'/><p>Flight data suggest an Amazon cargo plane tried to abort an unsteady landing at Miami International Airport before smashing into a van and killing five people inside, according to information investigators released Tuesday.</p><p>(Image credit: David Santiago)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-142482' />