Originally Posted by
lederhosen
Apart from Jetstar I can think of an Air France incident some years ago which was very similar (hot and high into CDG and failure to push all the way to TOGA ending up rather lower than intended). Go-arounds as we have discussed many times are one of the most often poorly performed basic manoeuvres.
Air France A319 in Sept 2009. Pilot did not apply sufficient thrust while willing to go around due to bad weather conditions leading to the Autopilot remaining in landing mode. A/P was disengaged and aircraft regained speed and altitude at only 76 feet above the ground. Enquiry concluded that main responsibility was on Pilot's inadequate commands being applied but also identified the lack of proper altitude checks and incorrect procedures / training at AF. Systems automation was also pointed as a secondary contributor to the incident by AF Unions.