# NTSB DCA16WA028: Boeing 777 223, N758AN, Madrid, Spain, December 6, 2015

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: December 6, 2015, 12:05 local (12:05 UTC)
- Place: Madrid, Spain
- Location: 40.4934° N, 3.5722° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (LEMD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4934&lon=-3.5722&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining events: [Standing-engine(s) operating: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200); [Taxi: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 92416
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA16WA028
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/92416/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA16WA028

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Standing-engine(s) operating: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200) (defining event), aircraft 1; cases with it: [Boeing 777-223, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md?model=1385213), [All aircraft, 618 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md)
- [Taxi: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200) (defining event), aircraft 2; cases with it: [All aircraft, 618 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative (aircraft 2)

The Spanish CIAIAC has notified the NTSB of a ground collision involving an Iberia Airlines A330 and an American Airlines 777 that occurred on December 06, 2015, in Madrid, Spain. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the CIAIAC investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacturer, Design and Registry of the Boeing 777.All investigative information will be released by the CIAIAC.

## Factual narrative (aircraft 1)

The Spanish Comisión de Investigación de Accidentes e Incidentes de Aviación Civil (CIAIAC) has notified the NTSB of a ground collision involving an Iberia Airlines Airbus A330 and an American Airlines Boeing 777 that occurred on December 06, 2015, in Madrid, Spain. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the CIAIAC investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacturer and Design of the airplane and State of Registry and Operator.All investigative information will be released by the CIAIAC.

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N758AN](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N758AN), registered now, S/N 32637, built 2001 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 777 223 (223)
- Registry model: [Boeing 777-223](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-777-223) (registry code 1385213) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Rolls-Royce RB-211 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-rb-211-series) (registry code 54555, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 32637
- Year built: 2001
- Engines: ROLLS-ROYC RB.211 SERIES turbo fan; ROLLS-ROYC RB.211 SERIES turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: American Airlines
- Registered owner: American Airlines Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Departed: LEMD, Madrid
- Destination: DFW, Dallas-Fort Wor, TX
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: LEMD, Madrid-Barajas

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: EC-LZX (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS 330 (302)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1507
- Engines: General Electric CF-6 turbo fan; general Electric CF-6 turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Operator: Iberia Airlines
- Registered owner: Iberia Airlines
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Departed: MIA, Miami, FL
- Destination: LEMD, Madrid
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: LEMD, Madrid-Barajas

## Weather



From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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