A UPS cargo jet and a Copa Airlines commercial airliner collided while taxiing at Miami International Airport on Saturday night, leaving two people with minor injuries and prompting controllers to question the cargo crew about what happened.

The collision occurred at the intersection of two taxiways around 9:15 p.m., according to reports. The Copa Airlines flight had arrived from Panama City, while UPS Flight 358 was bound for Bogota, Colombia.

The Federal Aviation Administration said the wingtip of a Copa Airlines Boeing 737-800 struck the nose of a UPS Boeing 767-300F. Both aircraft were taxiing when the collision occurred around 9 p.m. local time.

Moments after the collision, the Copa pilot declared over the flight radio that “somebody hit us”. The blunt transmission captured the confusion as controllers worked to determine which aircraft had made contact.

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A controller then directly questioned the UPS crew about the incident. “UPS 358, did you hit that aircraft?” the controller asked the cargo plane’s pilot, according to air traffic control audio.

The response from the UPS pilot left little mystery about the immediate sequence described over the radio. “Yeah we went too far and he clipped us with his wing.”

Despite the collision and the minor injuries, Miami International Airport said operations were not being significantly disrupted. Other aircraft were being routed away from the affected taxiways while airport personnel handled the situation.

Greg Chin, communications director for Miami International Airport, told The Post that flights were continuing through other parts of the airport. His statement indicated that officials had found a way to keep traffic moving after the collision.

“Flights are being directed to other taxiways, so there is no impact to airport operations at this time.” Chin said the adjustment prevented the incident from causing a broader interruption to airport activity.

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Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded to the scene and evaluated two people for minor injuries. Neither person required transportation to a hospital following treatment at the airport.

“Two patients were treated on the scene by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue for minor injuries and did not require medical transport.” No more serious injuries were reported in the source material.

The collision unfolded one day after a national aviation ground stop created widespread problems for flight operations. It remained unclear whether the Miami incident had any connection to the residual effects of Friday’s disruption.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned Friday that flight operations would recover slowly as airlines attempted to reposition their aircraft and crews. Those efforts followed what the source described as allegedly technology induced chaos affecting the aviation system.

Federal Aviation Administration officials identified either a botched contractor job or a faulty router as the likely cause of outages at multiple facilities across the country. The U.S. Transportation Department was determining whether faulty wiring or user error caused the nationwide ground stop.

The source did not establish that those outages contributed to the Miami collision. The airport incident involved two aircraft taxiing at an intersection, with the UPS pilot acknowledging over the radio that the cargo jet had gone too far.

The aircraft involved were identified as a UPS Boeing 767-300F and a Copa Airlines Boeing 737-800. The FAA’s account said the Copa aircraft’s wingtip struck the nose of the UPS plane while both were moving on the ground.

Airport officials continued directing flights to other taxiways after the collision. Chin said there was no impact to airport operations at that time, despite the damaged aircraft and emergency response at the scene.

The episode remained a developing story, with the available reports focused on the collision, the radio exchanges, the two minor injuries, and the airport’s decision to reroute taxiing aircraft. No additional details about the damage or the passengers were provided.

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