A collision between two planes occurred on a taxiway at Miami International Airport on Saturday night, according to officials. The incident involved the wingtip of a Copa Airlines Boeing 737 striking the nose of a UPS Boeing 767 around 9 p.m., as reported by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The FAA is currently investigating the cause of the collision.
Two people sustained minor injuries and were treated at the scene. Despite the collision, airport operations were not disrupted, and flights were rerouted to other taxiways, said Greg Chin, a spokesman for the Miami-Dade Aviation Department.
The collision happened at the intersection of two taxiways. The Copa Airlines plane had arrived from Panama City and was taxiing to the gate, while the UPS plane was preparing for departure to Bogotá, Colombia. Air traffic controllers had instructed the UPS crew to yield to the Copa flight.
The incident occurred just over two months after an Amazon cargo jet overran a runway at the same airport, resulting in the deaths of five people. A federal report attributed the earlier accident to an air-traffic controller's failure to warn pilots about windy conditions before granting landing permission.