Boeing 787-8, Inadvertent nose landing gear retraction whilst parked on stand (opens in new tab)

WOW! How is this even possible?

I would have thought that it would/should be almost impossible to retract the landing gear on the ground.

Given an aircraft will fly with the gear down, all be it little less efficient/aerodynamic.

> because two holes were located so close together that the pin could be accidentally inserted in the wrong location.

A tale as old as time...