Lufthansa A380 Identified in Munich Runway Short Landing
The Airbus A380 that touched down short of the runway at Munich has been identified as D-AIML, according to reports.
2 reports on this incident · first at Aug 27, 2026, 3:10 a.m. ET
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Earlier reports
Aug 27, 2026, 3:10 a.m. ETFirst report
Lufthansa A380 Lands Short of Runway at Munich; Investigation Opened
A Lufthansa Airbus A380, flight LH459, landed short of the runway threshold on Runway 26L at Munich Airport on August 17, 2026, damaging runway lighting, according to Simple Flying. All 351 people on board survived. The incident occurred two days after a Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787-9 experienced a takeoff incident at the same airport.
Germany's Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation (BFU) has opened an investigation and has secured the flight recorder, Simple Flying reported. The cause of the incident has not been determined.
Registry records list the aircraft as an Airbus A380 841, registration D-AIML, with serial number 149, registered to Lufthansa. The registered owner of record is not necessarily the operator of the flight. The same operator has been involved in other incidents and accidents, including a fatal crash in 2015, but those records say nothing about the cause of this incident.
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- Registration
- D-AIML
- Type
- Airbus A380 841 — four-engine jet landplane
- Registered owner
- LufthansaThe owner of record is not necessarily the operator, the pilot, or otherwise connected to the flight.
- Terrain elevation
- 1,719 ft
- Nearest aerodrome
- 7.1 miles S of Schleissheim Airfield (EDNX)
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Revision history
- Version 127 Aug 2026, 07:23current
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- Version 127 Aug 2026, 07:10current
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