Originally Posted by
mmmbop
’…..elected to do a go-around….’
That is a gross oversimplification of a lot of factors that led to that accident, none more so than the culture at Emirates which is referred to in many areas as punitive. Was it mishandled? Yes. We’re there a lot of factors at play? Yes. They went around as the RAAS also activated - a go around irrespective of whether you think there was ‘plenty of runway left to safely stop.’
You have just confirmed what is wrong with the industry i.e. Airmanship has been eliminated by punitive airline culture.
RAAS activation absolutely should not mean a mandatory go-around! (Subscribing to that view means that you must also agree with the decision behind the A380 diversion from MAN because the computer said no).
Airmanship should allow the Commander to make a rational decision based on the live situation. RAAS is o tool which provides information but the part of it which warns of “Long Landing” considers touchdown zone but takes no account of the amount of runway remaining. That’s when airmanship should come into play…. but fear culture trumped airmanship with catastrophic consequences.