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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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It appears that they aren’t getting a reliable “down and locked” indication, or the “gear up” action isn’t interlocked with other appropriate status.
Self, see post 25! ;-D
Relish?
AVIATION Ping!...............
It was tired and had to lay down..................................
Dreamliner said “Time for me to take a nap and dream”
You are wrong! The place that the airplane rests, waiting to receive passengers, is called the gate or “The ramp.”
That's what she said.
Gate: Where commercial passengers transition from a building to a vehicle - airplane, bus, boat, etc.
From Wikipedia: "While the term gate precisely refers only to the point of access for passengers, and the area where the aircraft itself is parked is precisely termed an aircraft stand, in commercial passenger aviation the term gate is also used to refer to the gate and aircraft stand together as a single area."
Flight Line: A U.S. and British military term for an airfield apron.
Ramp: An older term for an airfield apron. It also refers to the ramp for seaplanes to enter and exit the water. The term "ramp" is not used by the FAA. (Apron is used instead).
Apron: a paved area where aircraft park, load and unload passengers and cargo, and refuel. Aprons are typically located adjacent to airport terminals, but they can also be located in other areas of the airport, such as near cargo facilities or maintenance areas.
https://www.aviationfile.com/airport-apron-design-what-it-is-and-why-it-matters/
OOOOPS!
No; the gate is part of the terminal building. I was talking about the paved area where the plane maneuvers around to reach the gate.
“the result of human error “
Not an airframes type guy, but i think there are a shitload of inetrlocks to prevent the gear from retracting with weight on the wheels.
That is why you never trust hydraulics if you have to work under any part of a machine. It should always be cribbed up.
Same here.
“...onto the runway...”
Who, or what, writes this stuff?
Why do men, who work on the planes parked at the terminal call themselves
“Ramp Rats?”
“The front landing gear or nose gear retracted?”
Who knows if it was an accident?
No “WOW” dead switch?
It's a holdover from a bygone era, like "sandhogs" and is less derogatory than "Apron A-holes".
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