Social media images indicate smoke and flame after jet came to halt.
One of retailer Amazon’s Prime Air Boeing 767-300ER freighters has overrun during landing at Miami airport.
The aircraft overran the end of runway 30 shortly before 14:00 on 6 September, with smoke and flame apparent in video footage after it came to a halt.
Miami airport’s operator says the aircraft, arriving as flight 7598, has been left “disabled” at the northwest end of the airport.
“All [Miami] runways and taxiways are currently closed, and a full ground stop is in effect,” it states.
“Passengers with flights scheduled today should check directly with their airline for flight status updates before heading to the airport.”
Preliminary indications suggest the aircraft involved is N1997A, operating a service from San Juan in Puerto Rico.
Runway 30 has a length of 9,360ft. Some 800ft beyond the paved surface of this runway is a highway.
No details have emerged on the number of occupants. The extent of any damage to the aircraft is unclear.
But Miami-Dade Fire Rescue states that the aircraft “struck multiple vehicles” and 60 response units are on the scene.
“Units arrived to find an airplane that had caught on fire as a result of this crash, with heavy flames and smoke showing,” it adds.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says it is sending a “go team” to Miami to investigate the incident. NTSB chair Jennifer Homendy will be on scene, it adds.
Air-ground communications archived by LiveATC show the aircraft was operating with a ‘Cargo South’ callsign, indicating it was operated on Amazon’s behalf by Greensboro-based carrier 21 Air.
Meteorological data for Miami for the apparent time of the accident, yet to be confirmed, suggests thunderstorm activity and gusting crosswinds from the left.
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