Two Planes Collide on Miami Airport Taxiway: Copa Jet's Wingtip Strikes UPS Freighter's Nose, Two Slightly Injured
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said that at about 9:15 p.m. on Saturday, November 14, at the intersection of two taxiways at Miami International Airport in Florida, the wingtip of a Copa Airlines Boeing 737-800 struck the nose of a UPS Boeing 767 freighter, slightly injuring two people. The collision came a day after a nationwide ground stop disrupted U.S. air travel.
Copa Airlines Flight 427 had just arrived from Panama City; all 166 passengers and six crew members disembarked and the jet returned to the terminal. UPS Flight 358 was taxiing for departure to Bogota, Colombia. The FAA said controllers had instructed the UPS crew to give way to the Copa flight, and the agency is investigating.
Airport communications director Greg Chin said two people were treated at the scene by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue for minor injuries and did not require hospital transport; flights were directed to other taxiways and airport operations were not affected.
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(Source: Federal Aviation Administration)
Source: Federal Aviation Administration
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