Posted on 06/04/2026 10:52:24 AM PDT by DFG
A Boeing 787 plane bound for Los Angeles nosedived onto the runway while parked at Frankfurt airport after the landing gear unexpectedly collapsed.
Footage shared on social media shows the moment the nose gear of the plane, which is operated by Lufthansa, gave way.
'Passengers had not yet boarded,' a Lufthansa spokesperson said in an emailed statement, but crew members and ground staff were on board the aircraft at the time of the incident.
'Several staff members were injured and are currently receiving medical treatment,' the company added.
Their condition is not yet known.
Images showed multiple emergency vehicles parked around the two-engine widebody aircraft, which partly lay on its belly.
The incident occurred at 12.45pm local time, and the jet was scheduled to depart for Los Angeles as flight LH450, Lufthansa said.
The flight was due to take off at 1.50pm today, but has been cancelled following the incident, as the jet sustained significant damage, according to local media.
'We are currently investigating the exact circumstances with the relevant authorities,' the company added.
Technicians and support staff are already on staff, according to local reports.
It was not immediately clear whether the incident was the result of human error or a possible technical defect.
The 787, of which Lufthansa operates the 787-9 variant, is a relatively new addition for the group, which is planning to gradually phase out less efficient jets and simplify its fleet.
A spokesperson for Frankfurt Airport told The Daily Mail: 'We can confirm that there was an incident at Frankfurt Airport involving a Lufthansa Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner at 12.45pm today.
'The exact circumstances are currently being investigated by the relevant authorities.'
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“...accidentally rises...”? 🤔🛬
oops I kneel down
Hey! You can’t park there!
Any landing you can walk away from...
Failure of the ground drew to properly pin the landing gear.
Leftist reporters often have everything backwards:
Good = bad
Rises = collapses
From 2022:
https://simpleflying.com/british-airways-nose-gear-collapse-aaib-report/
A Boeing 787 plane bound for Los Angeles nosedived onto the runway while parked at Frankfurt airport after the landing gear unexpectedly collapsed. …Runways are for taking off and landing, i.e. high-speed operation. Is not the place where the gates are located, i.e. where the airplanes sit waiting to receive passengers, called the apron?
That looks kind of sad...like a beached whale.
Hydraulic line split? Do they even use hydraulics or is the wheel operated by electronics only?
Apparently it's a poor design with two holes in close proximity, increasing the likelihood that the technician would insert the pin in the wrong hole. There was an Airworthiness Directive and Service Bulletin for that and the investigation will show whether or not the corrections were made.
DEI pilot: “Hey, I wonder what this button does.”
That sounds like a deficiency in training.
“Three in the green” , wasn’t quite accurate, huh?
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