A UPS Boeing 767 and a Copa Airlines Boeing 737 collided while taxiing at Miami Airport. Air traffic control audio and passenger footage reveal details of the incident.
A UPS Boeing 767 cargo aircraft and a Copa Airlines Boeing 737 passenger jet collided while taxiing at Miami International Airport in Florida on Saturday night (November 14), according to CBS News Miami and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue.
The collision reportedly took place at nearly 9.15 pm local time at the intersection of two taxiways, Greg Chin, communications director at Miami International Airport, told CBS News Miami.
The incident involved UPS Flight 358, which was scheduled to fly from Miami to Bogota, Colombia, and Copa Airlines Flight 427, which had arrived from Panama City, Panama, the report mentioned.
Air traffic control communications captured the moments surrounding the collision, with a pilot describing how one aircraft went too far and was clipped by the other plane’s wing.
In the audio, shared widely on social media, a pilot can be heard saying, “Yeah, we went too far, and he clipped us with the wing."
According to the audio, the UPS aircraft had moved into the path of the Copa Airlines Boeing 737, which had just landed from Panama.
An air traffic controller reportedly told the UPS crew that its aircraft was supposed to give way to the Copa Airlines jet.
Footage reportedly recorded by a passenger aboard the Copa Airlines aircraft showed visible damage to the front section of the UPS cargo plane following the collision.
VinNews, which also reported the incident, said the collision was a low-speed contact at the taxiway intersection and that fire crews responded to the scene.
Greg Chin, communications director at Miami International Airport, told CBS News Miami that the arriving and departing aircraft had made contact at the intersection of two taxiways at approximately 9.15 pm.
“There are no reported injuries and flights are being directed to other taxiways, so there is no impact to airport operations at this time," Chin was quoted as saying.
However, CBS News Miami also reported that two patients were treated at the scene by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue for minor injuries and did not require medical transportation.
The airport redirected aircraft to alternative taxiways following the incident, while officials said there was no impact on overall airport operations, CBS News Miami reported.
The collision came as Miami International Airport was dealing with flight disruptions following a nationwide ground stop ordered by the Federal Aviation Administration on Friday, November 13.
