Miami flight 7598 overruns runway

21 Air Flight 7598, a Boeing 767-33A cargo flight from San Juan to Miami, overran the end of Runway 30 while landing at Miami International Airport on Sunday, Sept. 6, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. The NTSB opened an investigation under case number DCA26MA352 and said it had launched a go-team to Miami. The Federal Aviation Administration said the overrun happened at about 2 p.m. local time. Miami International Airport said on Tuesday that two of its four runways remained closed and that cancellations were continuing. ### How far past the runway did the airplane travel? Jennifer Homendy, the NTSB chair, said at a Sept. 7 press conference that the aircraft came to rest about 1,300 feet beyond the paved surface after striking vehicles, fencing and airport infrastructure, according to coverage of her remarks. The same updates said investigators described a long debris path beyond the runway end. (ntsb.gov) Runway 12/30 at Miami International is 9,355 feet long, according to the airport’s July 2026 fact sheet. That makes the overrun notable not only because of the distance beyond pavement cited by investigators, but because it happened on MIA’s crosswind runway rather than one of the airport’s longer parallel runways. That is an inference based on airport runway data and the NTSB’s identification of Runway 30. (msn.com) ### What is the NTSB examining first? The NTSB said the investigation is ongoing and has not released a probable cause. Homendy said on Sept. 7 that investigators had recovered the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder and were sending them to Washington for evaluation, according to media reports of the briefing. The agency’s early work in a runway overrun case typically centers on aircraft systems, crew actions, weather and airport surface conditions. (miami-airport.com) In this case, the source material available publicly confirms the recorders were recovered and that the NTSB has formally opened the case, but it does not yet include a public factual docket laying out system findings. ### Why does EMAS keep coming up in coverage of this crash? (ntsb.gov) Engineered Materials Arresting Systems, or EMAS, are crushable beds installed at some runway ends to slow aircraft that overrun pavement where a standard safety area is constrained. The FAA says EMAS is designed to reduce the extent and risk of runway excursions and notes that many overruns come to rest within 1,000 feet of the runway end. (ntsb.gov) Publicly available Miami airport material reviewed for this story does not show an official airport statement on whether Runway 30 has EMAS. The discussion around EMAS appears to stem from the fact that Flight 7598 continued well beyond the runway end, not from any NTSB finding released so far. ### What does this mean for flights at Miami right now? Miami International Airport said on its homepage Tuesday that two of its four runways remained closed and told passengers to check directly with airlines before coming to the airport. (faa.gov) The airport also said cancellations were continuing because some aircraft and flight crews had not yet arrived. The FAA’s airport-status page for Miami showed no destination-specific delay program at the time of the search, but that page cautions that general airport conditions are not flight-specific. (ntsb.gov) In practice, that means passengers may still face cancellations or rebooking even without a systemwide FAA delay advisory. ### What happens next in the investigation? The NTSB says the case remains ongoing, and its investigation page identifies the event date as Sept. 6, 2026, in Miami. (miami-airport.com) The agency’s standard process is to release factual material first, then a final report later with analysis, probable cause and any safety recommendations. Miami International Airport’s next near-term marker is the reopening of the two closed runways, while the NTSB’s next formal public step is likely the release of docket materials or a preliminary report tied to case DCA26MA352. (fly.faa.gov) Until then, the airport is directing travelers to their airlines for flight-specific updates. (miami-airport.com) (ntsb.gov)