On a Saturday evening, around a quarter past nine, two large jets met on the ground at Miami International Airport, where taxiways cross and aircraft move in careful sequence. A UPS freighter bound for Bogotá and a Copa Airlines jet that had arrived from Panama City touched at one of those crossings, and the moment was captured in the cool, clipped language of air traffic control. No injuries had been reported, and the airfield bent its traffic around the spot so that the larger rhythm of departures and arrivals carried on. What caused the contact, and how much harm it did to the machines, are
UPS 767 and Copa 737 Collide While Taxiing at Miami International, ATC Audio Captures Pilot's Report
Two aircraft touched on the ground at Miami, and the airfield kept working
Mark
So what actually happened at Miami on Saturday night?
Mimi
Two planes made contact while taxiing, around 9:15 p.m. A UPS 767 and a Copa 737, at the intersection of two taxiways.
Mark
Where were they each headed?
Mimi
UPS Flight 358 was going from Miami to Bogotá. Copa Flight 427 had just arrived from Panama City.
Luke
Before we go further, how do we know it was those two airlines?
Mimi
From an air traffic control audio recording that indicates it. The airport's statement, as quoted, described an arriving and a departing aircraft but didn't name the carriers.
Luke
So the identification is from the audio, not an official confirmation.
Mimi
That's how the reporting reads, yes.
Mark
And the airport said nobody was hurt?
Mimi
Greg Chin said no injuries were reported, and flights were sent to other taxiways, so operations weren't affected.
Luke
Worth noting that's 'no reported injuries.' The source itself says the cause and any possible injuries remain unknown. Damage isn't described at all.
Mark
So what's the thing to watch?
Mimi
The investigation into cause, and any damage assessment.
Il Polso
- A UPS Boeing 767 and a Copa Airlines Boeing 737 made contact at a taxiway intersection at Miami International around 9:15 p.m. Saturday.
- The collision was heard in a pilot's report on air traffic control audio, which is how the identities of the two jets first surfaced.
- Airport staff moved traffic onto other taxiways, keeping flights flowing while the crossing point was cleared.
- No injuries had been reported, but the cause, the extent of damage, and whether anyone aboard was hurt remain open questions awaiting investigators.
On a Saturday evening, around a quarter past nine, two large jets met on the ground at Miami International Airport, where taxiways cross and aircraft move in careful sequence. A UPS freighter bound for Bogotá and a Copa Airlines jet that had arrived from Panama City touched at one of those crossings, and the moment was captured in the cool, clipped language of air traffic control. No injuries had been reported, and the airfield bent its traffic around the spot so that the larger rhythm of departures and arrivals carried on. What caused the contact, and how much harm it did to the machines, are questions the record has not yet answered.
Around 9:15 on Saturday night, two aircraft touched on the ground at Miami International Airport. An air traffic control recording captured a pilot reporting the contact, and that recording is what first revealed which planes were involved.
According to the audio, a UPS Boeing 767 collided with a Copa Airlines Boeing 737 while both were taxiing. The UPS jet was Flight 358, bound from Miami to Bogotá, Colombia. The Copa jet was Flight 427, arriving from Panama City, where Copa is based.
Miami International's communications director, Greg Chin, told CBS News Miami that an arriving aircraft and a departing aircraft had made contact at the intersection of two taxiways. No injuries had been reported, and flights were being directed onto other taxiways, so operations were not disrupted at that time.
Much is still unsettled. The cause has not been established, and the sources do not say how much damage either aircraft suffered or which parts made contact. The airport's statement speaks only to what has been reported so far, and whether anyone was hurt remains unknown.
What comes next is the investigation: how two jets came to meet at a taxiway crossing, what the damage assessment finds, and whether anyone aboard either plane was injured.
Around 9:15 on Saturday night, two aircraft touched each other on the ground at Miami International Airport. An air traffic control audio recording captured a pilot reporting the contact, and that recording is what first pointed to the identities of the planes involved.
According to the audio, a UPS Boeing 767 collided with a Copa Airlines Boeing 737 while both were taxiing. The UPS aircraft was UPS Flight 358, scheduled to fly from Miami to Bogotá, Colombia. The Copa aircraft was Flight 427, arriving in Miami from Panama City, the Panamanian capital where Copa Airlines is based.
The airport itself has described the event in plain terms. Greg Chin, communications director at Miami International, gave a statement to CBS News Miami. He said that at approximately 9:15 p.m., an arriving aircraft and a departing aircraft made contact at the intersection of two taxiways. That description fits the roles of the two flights: the Copa jet had come in from Panama City, and the UPS freighter was heading out toward Bogotá.
Chin's statement also addressed the question most people ask first. No injuries had been reported. Flights were being directed onto other taxiways, he said, so there was no impact on airport operations at that time. In other words, the airfield kept working around the spot where the two aircraft met.
Much remains unsettled. The cause of the collision has not been established, and the source does not say how much damage either aircraft sustained or which part of either plane made contact. The statement that there were no reported injuries is also worded carefully: it speaks of what had been reported, and the source notes that the question of any possible injuries remains unknown.
The identification of the aircraft rests on the ATC recording, described as indicating a UPS 767 and a Copa 737, alongside the airport's statement that an arriving and a departing aircraft were involved. The airport's statement as quoted did not name the airlines.
What to watch next is the investigation: any finding on how two aircraft came to meet at a taxiway intersection, any assessment of damage, and confirmation on whether anyone aboard either plane was hurt.
Citazioni salienti
An arriving aircraft and a departing aircraft made contact at the intersection of two taxiways; no injuries were reported and flights were directed to other taxiways.— Greg Chin, communications director at Miami International Airport, to CBS News Miami
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