Boeing Flight Carrying 345 People Bounces on LAX Runway During ‘Rough Landing’

Flight LH 456 from Frankfurt to Los Angeles sent thick plumes of smoke into the air as the wheels slide across the tarmac at LAX.
Boeing Flight Carrying 345 People Bounces on LAX Runway During ‘Rough Landing’
A Lufthansa Boeing 747 aircraft approaches the international airport in Frankfurt, Germany, on Aug. 13, 2021. Michael Probst/AP Photo
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Video footage has emerged online showing the moment a Boeing 747 carrying more than 300 people on board bounced on the runway while attempting to land at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on Tuesday.

The footage, posted on YouTube by Airline Videos Live, shows the Lufthansa Airlines-operated aircraft skidding along the runway seconds after it attempts to land, sending thick plumes of smoke into the air as the wheels slide across the tarmac.