Copa jet carrying 166 passengers collides with UPS cargo plane in Miami

Two people suffered minor injuries after a Copa Airlines jet’s wingtip clipped a UPS cargo plane while both were taxiing at Miami International Airport.

A UPS cargo plane and a Copa Airlines passenger jet collided on the ground at Miami International Airport on Saturday night, leaving two people with minor injuries, Fox News reports.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said the wingtip of a Copa Boeing 737 struck the nose of a UPS Boeing 767 as both aircraft taxied around 9 p.m.

Controllers had told the UPS crew, bound for Bogotá, Colombia, to give way to the arriving Copa flight. The FAA is investigating.

“Somebody just hit us,” a Copa pilot was heard saying on air traffic control audio.

“UPS 358, did you hit that aircraft?” a controller asked.

“Yeah, we went too far and he clipped us with his wing,” the UPS pilot replied.

Copa said Flight CM427 from Panama City was carrying 166 passengers and six crew members when the collision occurred.

“Two patients were treated on the scene by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue for minor injuries and did not require medical transport,” said Greg Chin, communications director for the Miami-Dade Aviation Department.