@ DaveReidUK...
Does it matter if the pilots applied power for the go around first or that the tower told them to go around afterwards?
In the grand scheme of things it doesn't really matter because they were going to land on Taxiway C if it wasn't for the actions of UAL 1's and PAL 115...
To me this statement is the most important clue as to why a major accident was avoided...
"The flight crew of the first airplane in queue on taxiway C (UAL1) transmitted statements regarding ACA759, one of which mentioned the alignment of ACA759 with the taxiway while ACA759 was on short final (see figures 2 and 3). The flight crew of the second airplane in queue (PAL 115) on taxiway C switched on their airplane’s landing lights as the incident airplane approached."
Without the actions of both these aircrafts, especially PAL 115's landing lights being turned on, it's almost 100% sure that AC759 would have landed on Taxiway C and collided with PAL 115 and perhaps the other 2 aircrafts following it on the taxiway.
The experience level of both pilots is high enough to conclude inexperience is not a factor... I would really like to know what was the major factor that created this incident in the first place... Unbelievable.