But in the Dubai case, because the wheels had touched the runway, the landing gear sensors told the autoflight system computers that the aircraft was landed. So when the pilot clicked TOGA, the computers — without him initially realising it — inhibited TOGA as part of their design protocols and refused to spool up the engines as the pilot commanded.
If the TOGA switch/es were pushed during the (suspected) bounce (i.e. in the air), would the A/T and A/P produce the desired result?