TAMPA, Fla (WFLA) — The deadly cargo plane crash at Miami International Airport is having ripple effects across Florida.
Officials say at least five people were killed and several others injured Sunday, after a Boeing 767 Amazon Air cargo plane overran the runway at Miami International Airport.
The plane crossed an airport road, hitting multiple vehicles, before bursting into flames.
More than 60 fire rescue units and nearly 200 personnel responded.
The crash shut down Miami’s runways disrupting hundreds of flights and forcing some arriving planes to divert elsewhere.
That impact stretched all the way to Tampa.
Tampa International Airport tells 8 On Your Side it took 12 diverted flights following the crash.
TPA says of those flights, eight were domestic, three were international and one was a cargo flight.
Two of the four runways at Miami International Airport have since reopened, but the investigation is just beginning.
Many are wondering what caused this to happen.
“There are a lot of things to look at here, but starting with pilot error is certainly one of them,” said Aviation expert and Clifford Law founder, Robert Clifford.
Robert Clifford tells us that he believes the investigation should start with the pilots.
“I’d really like to know what they were thinking about, but there had to be a reason,” Clifford said.
“Now, maybe he couldn’t take off. Why didn’t he abort? Well, maybe there was a big storm. It’s been storming all over Miami, all over Florida.”
Federal investigators are now looking at what happened during the landing.
They’re expected to focus on if the landing was beyond the normal touchdown zone and why the pilots did not circle back for another attempt.
The National Transportation Safety Board is leading the investigation.
Amazon released a statement expressing condolences to those impacted.
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