787 Nosegear collapse at gate in Frankfurt

[Hengelo]

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/lufthansa-787-jet-suffers-front-wheel-collapse-frankfurt-gate-2026-06-04/

That should buff right out...

 

[tspear]

Since this is a relatively new plane to Lufthansa, I wonder how much that played into the nose gear collapse?

 

[FlightmechH3]

Not a collapse. Gear tried to retract.

 

[bonefishpete]

Not a collapse. Gear tried to retract.

Maybe what’s these lever do?

 

[A1Topgun]

Does 787 have lock pins installed after landing when it's at the gate????

 

[FlightmechH3]

Does 787 have lock pins installed after landing when it's at the gate????

From what I hear.....nope.

 

[Roger Wilco]

Not a collapse. Gear tried to retract.

Yes--let's be precise with our terminology: Gear collapse is a secret code word in the Bonanza community that means "Pilot #'ed Up," and is often employed in the aircraft description provided by a broker when an airplane Bonanza is listed for sale. Gear retract is a universal term that refers to the stowing of the landing gear while in flight.

 

[FlightmechH3]

Yes--let's be precise with our terminology: Gear collapse is a secret code word in the Bonanza community that means "Pilot #'ed Up," and is often employed in the aircraft description provided by a broker when an airplane Bonanza is listed for sale. Gear retract is a universal term that refers to the stowing of the landing gear while in flight.

Well, Bonanza calls it the gear-up landing handle!

 

[Racerx]

Interim out. Gear pins found in avionics bay not installed.

https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/IR26-0454_1X_Boeing787.pdf

 

[Kenny Phillips]

Interim out. Gear pins found in avionics bay not installed.

https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/IR26-0454_1X_Boeing787.pdf

Looks as if four out of five were installed. Close, but no cigar, for the mechanics.
"After the aircraft had been lifted up, the BFU documented that the landing gear downlock pin was not inserted into the designated hole on the nose landing gear and was not in the vicinity of the nose landing gear either ... "

 

[3393RP]

The report says two technicians in the area of the nosegear well were seriously injured. It's fortunate they weren't killed. The aircraft had less than 1,100 operating hours when the mishap occurred.