Two Aircraft Collide on Miami Taxiway After Cargo Jet Overshoots Position
A Copa Airlines Boeing 737 passenger jet and a UPS Boeing 767 cargo aircraft collided on a taxiway at Miami International Airport at approximately 9:00 p.m. on November 14, 2026. International travelers and flight crews faced emergency responses on the ground after the arriving passenger jet’s left wingtip struck the nose cone of the departing cargo plane near Taxiways Y and P.
Air traffic control audio reveals cargo crew failed to yield right-of-way
Copa Airlines Flight 427 was carrying 166 passengers and six crew members from Panama City when the collision occurred, resulting in the evacuation of two passengers for minor injuries that did not require hospital treatment. Air traffic control recordings showed controllers had instructed the UPS crew to give way to the passenger jet, but the cargo aircraft traveled beyond its designated holding spot. According to recorded radio communications, a UPS pilot acknowledged to controllers that the cargo jet went too far into the taxi path before being clipped by the passenger plane’s wing.
The taxiway incident occurred during widespread operational disruptions across the United States aviation system, coming shortly after an air traffic control infrastructure outage caused over 6,500 nationwide flight cancellations on Saturday and prompted Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to prepare a $50 billion emergency funding request to Congress.
