I duckduckgo'ed "nose gear collapse" earlier and it seems it may be an issue that's more common than expected? At least there were lots of images of airplanes with broken front wheels and the nose touching the floor.

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dust42 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

From the picture and the text this aircraft was parked at the gate. During a hard landing the nose gear may collapse but not while being parked. And while parked there are protections to prevent retraction. However, these can be overridden by maintenance.

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dragontamer 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

This is a joke about "The Front Fell Off", a classic comedy video from a few decades ago.

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buredoranna 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

If you haven't experienced the awesomeness of "The Front Fell Off", do yourself a favor and seek it out on youtube... you won't be disappointed.

	▲	PyWoody an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Also check out All Birds Are Cats by the same duo.

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hulitu 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Joke ? Those people were serious.

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redsocksfan45 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

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