JetBlue plane being towed hits Cape Air plane, marks 2nd incident at Logan Airport in 1 day
U.S. Department of Transportation officials are investigating after federal authorities said a JetBlue plane under tow rear-ended the back of a Cape Air plane Monday night at Boston Logan International Airport.
The incident marked the second incident at the airport involving two commercial planes in the same day.
The Cape Air plane departed Nantucket Memorial Airport in Massachusetts at 5:35 p.m. and landed in Boston at 6:14 p.m., according to FlightAware, a site which tracks flight paths.
The impact took place about 6:15 p.m., the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) told Paste BN Tuesday morning.
"While under tow, a JetBlue Airbus A321 struck the back of Cape Air Flight 617, a Tecnam P2012," Rick Breitenfeldt, a FAA spokesperson, told Paste BN.
At the time of the crash, the Cape Air flight was waiting to park at an airport, the FAA spokesperson said.
Two Cape Air pilots taken to hospital
According to a statement obtained by Paste BN from JetBlue, a tug towing an empty JetBlue aircraft "made contact with a Cape Air aircraft" at the airport.
No injuries to JetBlue crewmembers were reported.
The JetBlue tug was removed from service, and the JetBlue plane "will undergo a thorough inspection," the airline told Paste BN Tuesday.
Cape Air said there were three passengers and two crew members on board the Cape Air flight from Nantucket to Boston, CBS News reported, but no one was injured on board.
But the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) which manages and owns Boston Logan, told the outlet two Cape Air pilots were taken to the hospital as a precaution.
Paste BN has reached out to Massport and Cape Air.
The FAA is investigating the crash.
Crash comes same day as 2 other planes clipped wings at Boston Logan
The incident took place the same day two other commercial planes clipped wings on the tarmac at the same airport.
American Airlines Flight 109 clipped the tip of a wing on a Frontier Airlines plane at Terminal E, airline officials reported. A Frontier Airlines spokesperson told Paste BN its flight was headed to Dallas.
The American Airlines flight arrived at Boston from London’s Heathrow Airport, and while pulling into its gate "made contact " with the parked Frontier plane.
Both airlines said no injuries were reported.
Contributing: Fernando Cervantes Jr.
Natalie Neysa Alund is a senior reporter for Paste BN. Reach her at nalund@usatoday.com and follow her on X @nataliealund.