Key facts
- The wingtip of a Copa Airlines Boeing 737 struck the nose of a UPS Boeing 767, the FAA said.
- Two people were treated at the scene for minor injuries, Miami-Dade Aviation Department spokesman Greg Chin said.
- Flights were routed to other taxiways and airport operations were not disrupted, Chin said.
- The FAA said controllers had told the UPS crew to give way to the Copa flight.
- Copa said Flight CM427 carried 166 passengers and six crew members from Panama City.
- UPS Airlines said its crew was safe and it would work with authorities to determine what happened.
The wingtip of a Copa Airlines Boeing 737 struck the nose of a UPS Boeing 767 on a taxiway at Miami International Airport on November 14, 2026, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The agency said air traffic controllers had told the UPS crew to give way to the Copa flight and that it is investigating the collision.
Greg Chin, a spokesman for the Miami-Dade Aviation Department, said the aircraft made contact at the intersection of two taxiways. Two people were treated at the scene for minor injuries and did not require medical transport, he said, and flights were directed to other taxiways without disrupting airport operations.
The Copa plane had arrived from Panama City and was taxiing to its gate, while the UPS plane was taxiing for departure to Bogotá, Colombia, according to the FAA. Copa Airlines said Flight CM427 carried 166 passengers and six crew members, that its left wingtip was involved, and that all passengers disembarked at the terminal with two receiving treatment for apparent minor injuries.
UPS Airlines said in a statement on X that it was aware of an incident involving one of its aircraft on the ground in Miami, that its crew was safe and that it would work with authorities to determine what happened.
Fox News Digital reported that air traffic control audio it reviewed captured a Copa pilot saying "Somebody just hit us" and a UPS pilot saying the aircraft went too far and was clipped by the wing. The collision came a day after a nationwide FAA ground stop disrupted air travel, and just over two months after an Amazon cargo jet overran a runway at the same airport, striking two vehicles and killing five people.