Boeing 747 incident near Frankfurt Main (Fra), De, November 26, 2010
On November 26, 2010 at about 10:50 pm local time, a Boeing 747, registered DABVM, suffered minor damage in an incident during taxi (to runway) near Frankfurt Main (Fra) (Frankfurt Main International airport). It was flown under foreign airline rules (Part 129). No one was hurt.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 26, 2010 · about 10:50 pm local time
- Place
- Frankfurt Main (Fra), Germany · Frankfurt Main International · map
- Type
- Incident · collision on the ground
- Injuries
- No one was hurt.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 747 430 · all 747s on the register
- Registration
- DABVM · no longer on the register · serial 29101
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight · foreign airline rules (Part 129)
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
On November 26, 2010, 2250 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), a Lufthansa German Airlines Boeing B-747-430,registered as D-ABVM, was taxiing at Frankfurt Main International Airport, when the right hand main landing gear failed. The aircraft was disabled on the taxiway and the subsequent inspection confirmed the failure of the outer cylinder of right main landing gear. There were no injuries to the crew members or the passengers on board. The airplane was not substantially damaged. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Germany. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation Bundesstelle für Flugunfalluntersuchung (BFU) BFU Bundesstelle für Flugunfalluntersuchung Hermann-Blenk-Straße 16 38108 Braunschweig Germany Tel: (int.) +49 531 3548 - 0 Fax:(int.) +49 531 3548 - 246 e-mail: box@bfu-web.de
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Aircraft structural failure during taxi (to runway)
The NTSB's findings
- Aircraft › Aircraft systems › Landing gear system › Main landing gear › Failure
- cause Aircraft › Aircraft systems › Landing gear system › Main landing gear › Fatigue/wear/corrosion
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
The flight
- Departed from: FRA Frankfurt Main (Fra)
- Destination: Buenos Aires
- Flight plan: not recorded
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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