Overview
- The Boeing 787‑9 registered D‑ABPQ suffered an unexpected nose landing‑gear collapse while parked at a Frankfurt Airport gate on Thursday, causing the aircraft’s nose to drop onto the tarmac.
- No passengers were onboard; several cabin crew and ground staff were injured and taken for medical treatment, with reports describing mostly minor injuries.
- Lufthansa cancelled flight LH450 to Los Angeles and began rebooking affected passengers, with potential rights to EU compensation under passenger rules noted in early coverage.
- Technicians from Lufthansa and Boeing and German aviation authorities are on site; the jet will be moved to a hangar for thorough inspections while a formal investigation seeks to determine whether a mechanical, hydraulic or procedural error caused the failure.
- The aircraft is nearly new, delivered to Lufthansa earlier in 2026, and industry experts warn that 787 composite fuselage repairs and landing‑gear work can be complex and time‑consuming, citing a similar 2021 787 gate incident as context for likely extended grounding.