Lufthansa A388 at Munich on Aug 17th 2026, touched down short of runway
Last Update: August 18, 2026 / 12:03:22 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 17, 2026
Classification
Incident
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-459
Departure
San Francisco, United States
Destination
Munich, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-AIML
Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800
ICAO Type Designator
A388
Airport ICAO Code
EDDM
The airline reported the aircraft contacted at least one of the runway threshold lights causing damage to the threads of a number of tyres. The occurrence is being investigated by the BFU.
The aircraft is still on the ground in Munich about 20 hours after landing.
Metars:
EDDM 171820Z AUTO 26007KT CAVOK 19/15 Q1015 NOSIG=
EDDM 171750Z AUTO 28006KT 250V310 9999 VCSH FEW///CB 20/15 Q1014 NOSIG=
EDDM 171720Z AUTO 26010KT 9999 VCSH FEW///CB 20/16 Q1014 NOSIG=
EDDM 171650Z AUTO 26009KT 9999 VCSH FEW035 FEW///TCU 20/17 Q1014 NOSIG=
EDDM 171620Z AUTO 27009KT 240V310 9999 VCSH FEW031 FEW///TCU 20/17 Q1014 RESHRA BECMG NSW=
EDDM 171550Z AUTO 27010KT 240V330 9999 +SHRA VCTS FEW016 SCT033 FEW///CB 18/16 Q1014 RETS BECMG NSW=
EDDM 171520Z AUTO 25012KT 3800 1200 R26R/P2000N R26L/P2000N +TSRA BR SCT016 BKN036 BKN///CB 18/17 Q1015 BECMG 9999 NSW=
EDDM 171450Z AUTO 25007KT 220V280 9999 VCSH BKN015 BKN041 FEW///TCU 19/16 Q1015 RESHRA NOSIG=
EDDM 171420Z AUTO 28007KT 230V330 9999 -SHRA BKN013 BKN042 FEW///TCU 18/17 Q1015 RESHRA BECMG NSW=
EDDM 171350Z AUTO 28009KT 260V320 9999 SHRA BKN010 BKN043 FEW///CB 18/17 Q1015 BECMG NSW=
EDDM 171320Z AUTO 26015KT 230V300 6000 +SHRA VCTS BKN011 BKN024 BKN049 SCT///CB 18/17 Q1015 RETS BECMG NSW=
EDDM 171250Z AUTO 25014KT 1900 1200 R26R/1900N R26L/P2000N +SHRA BR FEW006 SCT021 BKN032 SCT///CB 17/16 Q1015 RETS BECMG NSW=
EDDM 171220Z AUTO 26012KT 9000 SHRA FEW032 SCT///TCU 19/17 Q1015 TEMPO TSRA=
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 17, 2026
Classification
Incident
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-459
Departure
San Francisco, United States
Destination
Munich, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-AIML
Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800
ICAO Type Designator
A388
Airport ICAO Code
EDDM
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