UPS plane, passenger jet collide on Miami airport taxiway

The accident included a UPS Boeing 767 and a Copa Airlines Boeing 737-800NG, according to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue.

According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the wingtip of the Copa Airlines jet struck the nose of the UPS freight aircraft around 9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14.

Copa Airlines stated its flight from Panama City, Panama, landed at MIA around 9 p.m. and was cabbing towards the terminal when the accident took place. The UPS aircraft was preparing to leave for Bogota, Colombia, and air traffic controllers had actually advised its team to pave the way to the Copa flight, according to the FAA.

Air traffic control service audio caught the minutes surrounding the crash, consisting of a voice stating, “Somebody hit us.”

In another exchange, a voice asked, “Did you hit that aircraft?”

“Yeah, we went too far, and he clipped us with the wing,” came the reaction.

“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, interactions director at MIA, stated in a declaration to CBS News Miami. “Flights are being directed to other taxiways, so there is no impact to airport operations at this time.”

The Copa Airlines flight was bring 166 guests and 6 team members. 2 travelers were examined by airport paramedics for obvious small injuries, the airline company stated. Neither needed transport to a medical facility, according to Chin.

Guests explain frightening minutes after Miami airport crash

Travelers aboard the Copa Airlines flight explained frightening minutes after the aircraft had actually currently landed.

“We had already landed. Everything was calm when a woman next to me started screaming that we were going to crash,” guest Jesús Salon stated in Spanish.

Another traveler stated the accident was especially frightening for those seated near the wing.

“It affected all of us, especially us. We were sitting next to the wing where the collision happened,” the traveler stated in Spanish.

A 3rd traveler declared his partner suffered a back injury throughout the occurrence.

“My wife and I were sitting right by the wing, and my wife suffered an injury to her spine,” he stated in Spanish.

The degree of the lady’s reported injury was not separately verified.

A statement heard over an airplane’s public address system looked for to assure travelers following the crash.

“Danger has been ruled out. There is no immediate danger,” the statement stated.

The airline company stated the airplane reached the terminal and all travelers had actually deplaned. The staying guests and team members were reported to be in great condition.

UPS Flight 358 was set up to leave Miami for Colombia, while Copa Airlines Flight 427 was showing up from Panama City.

“The safety of our passengers and crew is our top priority, and we will cooperate with authorities as they investigate the incident,” Copa Airlines stated in a declaration.

The FAA stated it is examining the situations surrounding the accident.

Crash comes in the middle of continuous flight disturbances at MIA

The accident came as MIA continued to experience flight hold-ups and cancellations following an uncommon across the country ground stop provided by the FAA on Friday.

Transport Secretary Sean Duffy alerted Friday night that flight operations would take some time to go back to typical as airline companies worked to rearrange airplane and teams.

FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford stated Saturday that U.S. flight schedules were anticipated to go back to typical by the end of Sunday.

Federal authorities stated Friday’s failure was connected to issues with aging air traffic control service innovationconsisting of switches and routers that ended up being overwhelmed with information, triggering disparities in radar and interactions systems.