BERLIN – German airline Lufthansa said several employees were injured Thursday after the nose gear of a Boeing jet suddenly gave way while the aircraft was parked at a gate in Frankfurt, sending the front tip of the plane crashing down to the ground.

Only crew members and ground staff were on board the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner when the plane’s nose fell ahead of passenger boarding for a scheduled flight to Los Angeles. The flight was later canceled.

kAm“$6G6C2= 6>A=@J66D H6C6 :?;FC65 2?5 2C6 4FCC6?E=J C646:G:?8 >65:42= 2EE6?E:@?[” {F7E92?D2 D2:5[ 255:?8 E92E :E 2?5 C6=6G2?E 2FE9@C:E:6D H6C6 :?G6DE:82E:?8 E96 4:C4F>DE2?46D @7 E96 :?4:56?E]k^Am

kAm%96 A=2?6 😀 2 J62C @=5[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 7=:89E\EC24<:?8 H63D:E6 u=:89EC252Cac]k^Am

kAmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^9F3^3@6:?8\4@Qmq@6:?8k^2m D2:5 %9FCD52J 😕 2? 6>2:=65 DE2E6>6?E E92E :E 😀 “2H2C6 @7 E96 :?4:56?E” 2?5 QDFAA@CE:?8 @FC 4FDE@>6C]”k^Am

kAm’:56@ 7C@> E96 D46?6 2AA62C65 E@ D9@H E96 7C@?E H966=D @7 E96 H:56\3@5J A=2?6 D=:5:?8 7@CH2C5 2?5 E96 A=2?6VD ?@D6 72==:?8 5@H? D6G6C2= >6E6CD WJ2C5DX[ 2D 2 8C@F?5 4C6H >6>36C DE2?5:?8 ?62C3J BF:4<=J 324<65 2H2J]k^Am

kAm%96 5@@CD E@ E96 ?@D6 862C 32J 3C@<6 @77 FA@? :>A24E]k^Am

kAmp a_a` :?4:56?E 2E {@?5@?VD w62E9C@H p:CA@CE 2=D@ :?G@=G65 E96 ?@D6 =2?5:?8 862C @7 2 q@6:?8 fgf] p44@C5:?8 E@ 2 C6A@CE 3J E96 &z’D p:C p44:56?ED x?G6DE:82E:@? qC2?49[ 2 fgf\g H2D F?56C8@:?8 >2:?E6?2?46 2E 2 82E6 H96? :ED ?@D6 =2?5:?8 862C C6EC24E65 5FC:?8 E6DE:?8[ 42FD:?8 E96 2:C4C27E’D ?@D6 E@ 5C@A @?E@ E96 A2G6>6?E] x?G6DE:82E@CD 7@F?5 E92E 2 =@4<:?8 A:? :?E6?565 E@ AC6G6?E C6EC24E:@? 925 366? :?D6CE65 :?E@ E96 HC@?8 A@D:E:@?[ 2==@H:?8 E96 862C E@ 7@=5 56DA:E6 D2768F2C5D 56D:8?65 E@ <66A :E 6IE6?565]k^Am

kAm%96 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^3@6:?8\A=2?6D\=62<:?8\=2G2E@C:6D\D276EJ\7e4aeb4dc6`3aa73egcd736ga75eehe5Qmfgf sC62>=:?6Ck^2m[ 2 H:56\3@5J EH:?\2:D=6 2:C4C27E FD65 AC:>2C:=J @? =@?8\92F= :?E6C?2E:@?2= C@FE6D[ 7:CDE 6?E6C65 D6CG:46 😕 a_“] %96 G6CD:@? :?G@=G65 😕 %9FCD52J’D :?4:56?E 42? 42CCJ FA E@ ahe A2DD6?86CD[ 56A6?5:?8 @? 4@?7:8FC2E:@?]k^Am

kAmx? C646?E J62CD[ E96 fgf 92D 366? k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^3FD:?6DD\7656C2=\2G:2E:@?\25>:?:DEC2E:@?\54h7`4f6_hd`eg3347`5e46dg`d`c`5_QmA=28F65 3J AC@5F4E:@? 7=2HDk^2m 2?5 BF2=:EJ\4@?EC@= :DDF6D[ H:E9 D9:A>6?ED @7 E96 =2C86 A=2?6 E6>A@C2C:=J 92=E65 @? >F=E:A=6 @442D:@?D]k^Am

kAmxDDF6D H:E9 E96 fgf k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^7656C2=\2G:2E:@?\25>:?:DEC2E:@?\gaadh2hcb4e57gb`b_dcgcbh7f_d5h56QmDE2CE65 😕 a_a_k^2m H96? D>2== 82AD H6C6 7@F?5 36EH66? A2?6=D @7 E96 7FD6=286 E92E 2C6 >256 @7 42C3@? 4@>A@D:E6 >2E6C:2=] %92E AC@>AE65 :?DA64E:@?D E92E EFC?65 FA AC@3=6>D H:E9 2 AC6DDFC:K2E:@? 3F=<9625 2E E96 7C@?E @7 E96 A=2?6]k^Am

kAmx? |2J a_a`[ q@6:?8 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^3FD:?6DD\2`bdd3fe4fh`7_4c357_f5faf_ga_d5hQm92=E65 fgf 56=:G6C:6Dk^2m H9:=6 &]$] 7656C2= C68F=2E@CD =@@<65 @G6C 5@4F>6?E2E:@? @7 H@C< E92E H2D 5@?6 @? ?6H A=2?6D]k^Am

kAmx? yF?6 a_ab[ q@6:?8 D2:5 fgf 56=:G6C:6D H6C6 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^3@6:?8\A=2?6D\AC@5F4E:@?\7=2HD\3_7ghe4`g35`fd`5bcabga7ee4cb5bddQm56=2J65 282:?k^2m H9:=6 :E :?DA64E65 7:EE:?8D @? A2CE @7 E96 2:C4C27E’D E2:= — E96 9@C:K@?E2= DE23:=:K6C — 27E6C :56?E:7J:?8 2 “?@?4@?7@C>:?8 4@?5:E:@?]” %96 4@>A2?J D2:5 2E E96 E:>6 E92E E96 :DDF6 H@F=5 27764E ?62C\E6C> 56=:G6C:6D 3FE H2D ?@E 4@?D:56C65 2 D276EJ C:D< 7@C 2:C4C27E 2=C625J 😕 D6CG:46]k^Am

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.