NTSB: Air traffic controller did not warn Amazon cargo pilots about tail wind before Miami crash that killed five

The National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday that an air traffic controller did not tell the pilots of an Amazon cargo plane about a tail wind before the aircraft overshot a runway at Miami International Airport last month and killed five people.

In a preliminary report, the NTSB said the controller issued a wind advisory to a different flight four minutes before clearing the Amazon plane to land. The advisory reported gusts of up to 25 mph from the south. The controller did not relay that information to the Amazon crew, the report said.

The report said federal regulations require controllers to state both wind direction and velocity when authorizing use of a runway if a tail wind component exists.

The plane was carrying packages of contact lenses for Amazon when it came in too fast and ran off the end of the runway at Miami International Airport on Sept. 6. Five people died in the crash.

The NTSB investigation is ongoing. The final report will determine the probable cause of the crash.