What happened
On April 14, 2011, at approximately 08:30 local time, a collision occurred at Barcelona Airport in Spain involving two aircraft. An American Airlines Boeing 767-300, registered N366AA, and a Ryanair Boeing 737-800 collided while both aircraft were taxiing toward runway 25L for takeoff.
The flight crews of both aircraft did not become aware of the collision during the taxiing phase. The damage was only discovered during a post-flight inspection after the aircraft had arrived at their respective destinations. There were no injuries to the passengers or crewmembers on either aircraft.