2 planes collide on the ground in Miami, only minor injuries reported

MIAMI (AP)– Federal air travel security authorities on Sunday were examining a small crash in between 2 aircrafts at a taxiway crossway at Miami International Airport, where one airplane’s wingtip struck the nose of another, authorities stated. 2 individuals reported small injuries.

The mishap occurred at about 9 p.m. Saturday and included a Copa Airlines Boeing 737 traveler airplane with 172 individuals aboard and a UPS Boeing 767 freight aircraft, according to the National Transportation Safety Board and Copa Airlines. The wing of the Copa flight and the nose of the UPS aircraft clashed, the NTSB stated.

Images taken at the scene reveal the UPS aircraft nose with a horizontal gash on one side and a bigger hole in the middle.

On audio tape-recorded by ATC.com, a pilot on the UPS aircraft informed air traffic control service that he went too far at the crossway and his airplane was clipped by the Copa flight. Air traffic control service informed the UPS pilot that he was expected to accept the Copa airplane.

The NTSB stated it was collecting details and might offer an upgrade on Sunday.

The Copa aircraft had actually simply shown up from Panama City and the UPS airplane was headed to Bogota, Colombia, authorities stated.

In a declaration on social networks, Copa called the accident small and stated 2 of its travelers were dealt with at the scene for small injuries.

UPS stated it was dealing with authorities to identify what took place.

“We can not hypothesize on the information of the occurrence,” UPS stated in a declaration. “The National Transportation Safety Board is accountable for examining events like this and will manage the circulation of details.”

The accident came 2 months after an Amazon freight airplane careened off a runway at Miami International and smashed into a van bring employees for a business that cleans up planes, eliminating 5 individuals.