MIAMI (AP) — Federal aviation safety officials on Sunday were investigating a minor collision between two planes at a taxiway intersection at Miami International Airport, where one aircraft's wingtip struck the nose of another, authorities said. Two people reported minor injuries.
The accident happened at about 9 p.m. Saturday and involved a Copa Airlines Boeing 737 passenger aircraft with 172 people aboard and a UPS Boeing 767 cargo plane, according to the National Transportation Safety Board and Copa Airlines. The wing of the Copa flight and the nose of the UPS plane collided, the NTSB said.
Photos taken at the scene show the UPS plane nose with a horizontal gash on one side and a larger hole in the middle.
On audio recorded by ATC.com, a pilot on the UPS plane told air traffic control that he went too far at the intersection and his plane was clipped by the Copa flight. Air traffic control told the UPS pilot that he was supposed to yield to the Copa aircraft.
The NTSB said it was gathering information and may provide an update on Sunday.
The Copa plane had just arrived from Panama City and the UPS plane was headed to Bogota, Colombia, officials said.
In a statement on social media, Copa called the collision minor and said two of its passengers were treated at the scene for minor injuries.
UPS said it was working with authorities to determine what happened.
“We cannot speculate on the details of the incident,” UPS said in a statement. “The National Transportation Safety Board is responsible for investigating incidents like this and will control the flow of information.”
The mishap came two months after an Amazon cargo plane careened off a runway at Miami International and smashed into a van carrying workers for a company that cleans airplanes, killing five people.
FILE - Vehicles drive past the entrance to Miami International Airport in Miami May 12, 2020, (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
Cape Verde was voting Sunday in a presidential election that could make Joana Rosa the country’s first woman head of state since independence from Portugal in 1975.
The former justice minister is challenging President José Maria Neves, who is seeking a second term. Six candidates are competing. If none wins more than half the votes, a runoff will be held Nov. 29.
Rosa has the backing of the opposition Movement for Democracy, which governed for a decade before losing May’s parliamentary election. Women have held senior Cabinet positions, but the Atlantic island nation off West Africa has never had a woman president or prime minister.
Under Cape Verde’s parliamentary system, the prime minister directs policy and holds most executive power. The directly elected president’s role is largely ceremonial, although the office carries the power to veto legislation.
The country of about half a million people has a record of competitive elections and peaceful transfers of power that stands out in the region. Nearly 77,000 citizens living abroad are registered to vote, accounting for almost a fifth of the electorate.
Roselma Évora, a professor of political science and gender studies at the University of Cabo Verde, said limited economic opportunities were pushing young people to leave. Many voters also feel disconnected from political leaders and want a president who understands their daily struggles, she said.
Neves, who won the presidency in 2021 with about 52% of the vote, has promised to build cross-party support to improve housing, healthcare and education, create jobs and raise wages.
His incumbency has given him greater visibility, including among overseas voters, Évora said. Rosa’s candidacy, meanwhile, challenges traditional expectations of women in a society that remains “very patriarchal.”
Rosa has focused her campaign on the balance of power, arguing that the presidency should serve as a counterweight to the African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde, which backs Neves and controls the government and most municipalities.
The party, known as PAICV, won a parliamentary majority in May, ending a decade of rule by the Movement for Democracy. A Rosa victory would again place the presidency and government in opposing political camps.
For Cape Verde-based writer Rosário Luz, party loyalties matter more than Rosa’s gender.
“We have a lot of women in politics, but we don’t have the policies for women that we should have,” she said.
Women shoulder much of the financial responsibility for their households, but government policies have failed to address that burden, Luz said.
A man cast his ballot during the presidential elections, in Praia, Cape Verde, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Cristiano Barbosa)
Joana Rosa, centre, presidential candidate arrive to cast her ballot during the presidential elections, in Praia, Cape Verde, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Cristiano Barbosa)
Cape Verde's incumbent president, Jose Maria Neves, presidential candidates of African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde gets his finger inked after casting his ballot during the presidential elections, in Praia, Cape Verde, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Cristiano Barbosa)
A vehicle drives past electoral banners for presidential candidates Joana Rosa and José Maria Neves, ahead of the presidential elections in Praia, Cape Verde, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Cristiano Barbosa)
Cape Verde president José Maria Neves speaks during a rally ahead of the presidential elections, in Praia, Cape Verde, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Cristiano Barbosa)
Supporters of Cape Verde president José Maria Neves cheer during a rally ahead of the presidential elections, in Praia, Cape Verde, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Cristiano Barbosa)
People walk past an electoral banner for Cape Verde president José Maria Neves, ahead of the presidential elections, in Praia, Cape Verde, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Cristiano Barbosa)
Electoral banners showing presidential candidates Joana Rosa and José Maria Neves, ahead of the presidential elections in Praia, Cape Verde, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Cristiano Barbosa)
