KLM B744 at Amsterdam on Oct 1st 2014, runway excursion on landing

A KLM Boeing 747-400, registration PH-BFN performing flight KL-566 (dep Sep 30th) from Nairobi (Kenya) to Amsterdam (Netherlands), performed an automatic landing on runway 18R, after disconnecting the autopilot for a manual roll out the aircraft veered sharply to the right and came to a stop with the nose gear to the right of the runway edge on soft ground at 05:59L (03:59Z). No injuries occurred, the aircraft sustained minor if any damage.

The crew advised air traffic control, that after disconnecting the autopilot on the ground for a manual roll out a technical malfunction occurred that caused the aircraft to veer sharply to the right. The aircraft's nose gear was to the right of the runway's sector 2 on grass.

A number of aircraft on (final) approach to runway 18R needed to be pulled off the approach.

Metars:

EHAM 010555Z 18006KT 1000 R18C/P2000U R27/1100U R18R/P2000N R06/P2000N BR BCFG FEW005 SCT016 13/13 Q1024 BECMG 3000 TEMPO BKN005

EHAM 010525Z 18006KT 1400 R18C/P2000N R27/0275N R18R/1400U R06/P2000N BCFG FEW013 12/12 Q1024 TEMPO 0700

EHAM 010455Z 16005KT 2400 R18C/P2000N R27/0400N R18R/0350N R06/P2000N BCFG NSC 11/11 Q1024 TEMPO 1400

EHAM 010425Z 16006KT 2200 R18C/P2000N R27/1500D R18R/0300N R06/P2000N BCFG NSC 12/12 Q1024 TEMPO 1000

EHAM 010355Z 18006KT 2400 R18C/1400D R27/1600N R18R/0350D R06/P2000N BCFG NSC 12/12 Q1024 TEMPO 1200

EHAM 010325Z 17005KT 3200 R18C/P2000N R27/P2000U R18R/0500N R06/P2000N BCFG NSC 12/12 Q1024 BECMG 2000

EHAM 010255Z 18005KT 3200 R18C/1600N R27/P2000N R18R/0550N R06/P2000N BCFG NSC 12/12 Q1024 BECMG 2000

EHAM 010225Z 17005KT 3000 R18C/P2000U R27/P2000N R18R/0350D R06/P2000N PRFG NSC 11/11 Q1024 BECMG 2000

EHAM 010155Z 17005KT 4000 R18C/1500D R27/P2000N R18R/0400D R06/P2000N BCFG NSC 12/12 Q1024 TEMPO 0800

EHAM 010125Z 16005KT 4000 BR NSC 12/12 Q1024 TEMPO 1200 BCFG

EHAM 010055Z 16005KT 4000 BR NSC 12/12 Q1024 NOSIG

EHAM 010025Z VRB02KT 5000 MIFG SCT013 12/12 Q1024 BECMG 4000 BR

EHAM 302355Z 18001KT 5000 MIFG SCT013 12/12 Q1024 BECMG 4000 BR

EHAM 302325Z 18003KT 5000 MIFG FEW011 12/12 Q1024 BECMG 4000 BR

The nose gear in the grass (Photo: Annelies MYA):

Ground tracks (Photo: Tako Rietveld):