On 27 January 2023, a Boeing 777-319ER pilot delayed disconnecting the autopilot for a manual landing at Auckland until a very late stage and then did not replicate the roll input which had been provided by the autopilot to ensure the extended runway centreline was accurately tracked. As a consequence, the aircraft veered partly off the right side of the runway after touchdown and struck six runway edge lights before regaining the runway. The aircraft taxied to its assigned gate where tyre and brake assembly damage to the right main gear was found.
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On 27 January 2023, a Boeing 777-319ER (ZK-OKN) operated by Air New Zealand on an international scheduled passenger flight from Melbourne to Auckland as NZ124 was mishandled during the flare prior to a day instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) manual touchdown. As a result, it veered off the runway to the right and struck six edge lights before regaining the runway to complete the landing roll and taxiing in to its allocated parking gate where consequent tyre and brake assembly damage was found.
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