A Lufthansa Boeing 787-9 suffered a nose landing gear collapse at the gate at Frankfurt Airport on June 4, 2026, around 12:45 p.m. local time (1045 GMT) [1, 2, 3]. The incident injured several Lufthansa employees, including crew and ground staff, who were treated for mostly light injuries [4, 2, 3, 5]. Lufthansa confirmed that "several employees sustained injuries and are currently receiving medical attention" while investigations are ongoing alongside relevant authorities [4].
No passengers were on board at the time of the collapse; only crew and ground personnel were present [1, 4, 3]. A Lufthansa spokesperson noted that "passengers had not yet boarded the aircraft" [3]. The aircraft involved was a relatively new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner delivered to Lufthansa in January 2025 and placed into service in February 2025. It had completed 137 flights before the incident [4, 5, 6].
The flight was scheduled as Lufthansa flight LH450 from Frankfurt to Los Angeles but was cancelled due to damage sustained in the collapse [2, 3, 5]. The nose gear failure caused the plane’s nose to collapse onto the tarmac, damaging the nose gear bay doors and landing gear cover [4, 5].
Germany’s Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation (BFU) has launched an inquiry into the cause of the collapse, which remains unclear as to whether it was due to mechanical failure or human error [4, 3, 7]. A BFU spokesperson said, "An interim report is expected in about eight weeks, and the final report in about a year" [3].
The investigation is underway, with the interim report due in approximately eight weeks and the final assessment expected around February 2027 [3].
