Thank god they were flying a Douglas. I think it is safer to fly all go-arounds manually, messing up with automatics so close to ground is looking for trouble.
A lot of pilots screw up with the automatics so close to ground in such a short amount of time.
All you have to do is advance the throttles to full power and pitch up to a go-around attitude. Then you worry about the rest.
Power + Attitude = Performance