A UPS cargo aircraft and a Copa Airlines passenger jet collided while taxiing at Miami International Airport on Saturday night, leaving two people with minor injuries, airport officials said.
The Federal Aviation Administration said the wingtip of a Copa Airlines Boeing 737 struck the nose of a UPS Boeing 767 at about 9 p.m. local time.
According to the FAA, air traffic controllers had directed the UPS crew to yield to the Copa flight, which was taxiing to its gate after landing. The UPS aircraft was preparing to depart for Bogotá, Colombia.
The FAA said it is investigating the ground collision.
A UPS cargo plane and a Copa Airlines passenger aircraft collided Saturday night at Miami International Airport, injuring two people slightly, airport officials said. (WSVN)
“At approximately 9:15 p.m., an arriving aircraft and a departing aircraft made contact with each other at the intersection of two taxiways,” Greg Chin, communications director for the Miami-Dade Aviation Department, said in a statement.
Chin said airport officials were routing flights along other taxiways, meaning operations were not affected. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue treated two people at the scene for minor injuries, and neither required transportation to a hospital.
News Media reviewed air traffic control audio that captured an exchange between the pilots and a controller after the crash.
A pilot on the Copa Airlines flight was heard saying, “Somebody just hit us.”
A UPS Boeing 767 was involved in a Nov. 14, 2026, taxiway collision with a Copa Airlines aircraft at Miami International Airport. (D.A. Varela/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
“UPS 358, did you hit that aircraft?” the air traffic controller asked.
“Yeah, we went too far and he clipped us with his wing,” the UPS pilot replied.
Copa Airlines said Flight CM427 had arrived from Panama City, Panama, with 166 passengers and six crew members aboard.
The airline said the left wingtip of the Boeing 737 struck the UPS cargo aircraft as the two planes moved along the taxiway.
All passengers exited the aircraft at the terminal. Two people were treated for apparent minor injuries, Copa Airlines said.
UPS Airlines confirmed the incident in a statement shared on X.
“We are aware of an incident involving one of our aircraft on the ground in Miami,” the company said.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, left, and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin attend a news conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on Nov. 13, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Shawn Thew/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“Our crew is safe, and we are committed to working with authorities to determine what happened. The safety of our employees and the public is our highest priority.”
The Miami airport collision occurred as airports across the United States continued recovering from Friday’s nationwide FAA ground stop. The disruption affected thousands of flights after radar and communications systems experienced instability.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Saturday that air traffic control communications had returned to full operation. FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford said airlines expected to resume their complete schedules by the end of Sunday.
News Media contacted UPS, Copa Airlines and the FAA for additional comment.