UPS cargo plane and Copa Airlines jet collide at Miami airport
No injuries were reported after the two aircraft made contact at a taxiway intersection on Saturday night.
A UPS cargo aircraft and a Copa Airlines passenger jet collided at Miami International Airport in Florida on Saturday night, according to the Times of India. The incident occurred at approximately 9:15 pm local time at the intersection of two taxiways.
The UPS Boeing 767 was operating Flight 358 from Miami to Bogota, Colombia, while the Copa Airlines Boeing 737 was arriving from Panama City, Panama. One aircraft was arriving while the other was preparing for departure.
Miami International Airport communications director Greg Chin stated that there were no reported injuries. Chin added that flights were being directed to other taxiways to avoid impacting airport operations.
Footage shared by a passenger on the Copa Airlines flight showed damage to the nose of the Boeing 737. Air traffic control audio shared by AZ Intel included a remark stating that an aircraft went too far and clipped another with a wing.
The collision happened during a period of flight disruptions in the United States following a nationwide air traffic control system issue on Friday. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Bryan Bedford said US air travel should mostly recover by the end of Sunday, November 15.
