Originally Posted by
A37575
The haste at which the PF tried to engage the automatic pilot a few seconds after initiating the go-around, suggests either he lacked faith in his own ability to fly a manual go-around; or the company policy was to engage the automatics as quickly as possible after a go-around and he merely followed a company recommended procedure. That procedure is flawed if this incident is any example.
The report suggest the latter:
"The PF then engaged the autopilot, with the aircraft climbing and in trim, using the company mnemonic 'TAGL'"
(TAGL = Trim, Autopilot, Go-Around, and Lateral Mode)