How low for a go around in A300?
I recently had reason to instruct an A300 to go around because the previous landing a/c had rolled past the high speed turn off but had slowed right down. To his credit, he did then accelerate to expedite, but as soon as I knew it wasn't going to work, I told the A300 to go around, while he was passing through 200ft, which is perhaps 2/3 of a mile. However, he continued down to land, and when he touched down, the previous lander was still on the runway, albeit 2800m down the runway. Is this too low to go around in an A300? I have sent a/c around from lower altitudes before. Even if he was past a 'point of no return' and would have resulted in a touch and go, surely this is much preferable to landing without clearance, even though the pilot thought he knew the reason for the go around. Maybe the Fire services were about to cross in an emergency? Maybe I had seen some FOD?
Comments?
Gonzo