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Video: Several injured after Boeing 787 nose gear collapses at Frankfurt airport
The jet was scheduled to depart for Los Angeles as flight LH450
- PUBLISHED: Thu 4 Jun 2026, 5:49 PM
Several staff members were injured when the nose gear of a Boeing 787 jetliner unexpectedly collapsed at a gate at Frankfurt airport on Thursday, its operator Lufthansa said.
"Passengers had not yet boarded," a company spokesperson said in an emailed statement, adding that crew members and ground staff were on board the aircraft at the time of the incident, which was first reported by Bloomberg News.
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"Several staff members were injured and are currently receiving medical treatment," the company added. A Reuters photographer saw multiple emergency vehicles parked around the two-engine widebody aircraft, which partly lay on its belly.
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Watch a video of the incident shared by FL360aero on X:
Caught in the act: Nose landing gear of a Lufthansa Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner (D-ABPQ) collapses while parked.
— FL360aero (@fl360aero) June 4, 2026
Similar incident From the past: In June 2021, British Airways Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner (G-ZBJB) collapsed its Nose Landing gear (NLG) due to Non-compliance of a Certain⦠https://t.co/Ujh4PJSuWf pic.twitter.com/5de1Q8Re7m
The incident occurred at 12:45 p.m. (1045 GMT), and the jet was scheduled to depart for Los Angeles as flight LH450, Lufthansa said.
"We are currently investigating the exact circumstances with the relevant authorities," the company added.
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.