Yr right Plovett some old Sth Pacific hand/s would have filled the bird to the brim & some!
I know I would have & have done so EVERY-TIME!
Still as I have said in the past commercial pressure is always ever present in the back of EVERY professional pilots mind. It's a balance, good commercial practices & the safest option, often the two get a little mixed up!
"GF" it is NGA for sure the gear down would have been due possible hydraulic failure upon impact as has been discussed in other related threads recently elsewhere within these pages.
Wmk2