The following information provides an awareness of problems that might be avoided in the future. The information is based on final reports by official investigative authorities on aircraft accidents and incidents.
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Boeing 737-900. No damage. No injuries.
Inbound from Incheon, Korea, with 106 passengers and eight other crewmembers the evening of Aug. 5, 2013, the captain decided to allow the 737, which was carrying extra fuel and was near its maximum landing weight, to roll to the end of the runway after landing at Japan’s Niigata Airport.
Night visual meteorological conditions (VMC) prevailed, with surface winds from 050 degrees at 5 kt, as the flight crew conducted a nonprecision instrument appr…

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