WASHINGTON, May 26 -- The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following press release:
5/26/2026
Miami Air flight 293, a Boeing 737-81Q, departed the end of runway 10 at Jacksonville Naval Air Station and came to rest in shallow water in St. Johns River on May 3, 2019.
WASHINGTON (May 26, 2026) - The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday called for changes in the way runway conditions are assessed during heavy rainfall, saying the current system increases the risk of a runway overrun.
The NTSB issued three safety recommendations to the Federal Aviation Administration aimed at improving its runway condition assessment matrix, or RCAM. Landing distances on wet runways are cal...