Flair 737 overrun: Fatigued captain pressed go-around switch instead of autothrottle disconnect

Flair overrun Nov 2022 title-c-TSB

Canadian investigators have found that a Boeing 737-800 overran at Kitchener Waterloo airport after its fatigued captain inadvertently allowed thrust to increase on one engine as the other was reversing thrust after touchdown.

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