New Lufthansa Dreamliner collapses while parked, dramatic scene captured on camera; crew member injured
A Lufthansa Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner suffered a nose landing-gear failure while reportedly parked at a gate at Frankfurt airport on Thursday, injuring several employees and damaging the nearly new aircraft shortly before it was scheduled to depart for Los Angeles. Lufthansa flight with a collapsed nose landing gear, parked at a gate at Frankfurt Airport in Frankfurt, Germany, on Thursday, June 4, 2026. (Bloomberg) “Several employees were injured and are currently receiving medical attention,” Lufthansa said in a statement, reported news agency AP. According to the airline, the incident occurred shortly after noon while the aircraft was stationed at the gate with only crew members and ground staff on board. Passengers had not yet begun boarding the flight. Video shows moment aircraft drops to ground A purported video of the incident shared by fligh-tracking platform, Flightradar24, on X appeared to show the moment the front section of the aircraft suddenly collapsed as the nose landing gear retracted unexpectedly. The footage shows the aircraft dropping onto the tarmac, with emergency responders quickly surrounding the plane. The …









