Corrected entry: When the Prometheus collides with the departing spaceship, the close up of the impact shows devastating damage which results in a massive explosion and fireball as seen from the ground. However as the spaceship falls to earth there is no sign of any damage from the collision or explosion in the area where the Prometheus hit the ship.
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Correction: I think the director's intention in showing almost no impact damage on the alien ship is to show that the construction and technology of the Engineers is far more advanced than the Human advancements. The Engineers have such an advanced technology that their constructions are far more superior than ours, and it might also be due to the fact that the Engineers' ships are made of an element that cannot be found on Earth, an element that is virtually indestructible. This is only my interpretation.
Ramming the Prometheus into the alien ship caused enough damage to disable the ship and send it crashing back down to the planet. If the implication is supposed to be the alien ship is so advanced it doesn't take damage, then it makes no sense that it crashes.
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