Hi, I just finished a very unusual flight from KSLC--KCVG. The flight was a very normal flight until the final approach to KCVG RW9 just short of touching down. The copilot turned the aircraft over just after the Clear-to-Land directive from ATC. I had full manual control of the 767-300 at 146 Kts and was just about ready to touch down. In fact the GPWS called out 50-feet, 40-feet and then the tower ordered a Go-Around. I found it impossible to get enough speed with immediate full throttke action and the aircraft touched down. A TOGA would do no good on complete manual control. It seems to me that ATC should never have given the Go-Around command once the aircraft is in such a critical state for no one's reaction, I don't think, is fast enough to salvage a non-touchdown at that critical phase of flight, ie, less than 40-feet from touchdown. I wonder if there is a setting to disallow a Go-Around command at these critical times? Maybe I have Radar Contact configured improperly? In all the marvelous flights I have had with Radar Contact I have never experienced this particular situation. Any suggestion/s would certainly be appreciated.Thanks

Hi, I received a very plausible answer from a former long-time RW pilot who flew DC-8's out Canada way. His answer was short and to the point. He advised me that I should indeed follow ATC and that he,as PF, knowing the aircraft would touch down, would wait until the aircraft was on the mains and then push the throttle full bore and lift off as soon as proper T/O speed was acquired. He emphasized this would be pretty much of a standard practice if a Go-Around was ordered just prior to touchdown. As this makes perfect sense my concerns about touching down after ATC directed a Go-Around was in vain. All is well at KPVD land.Regards

After a semi-restful night's sleep I have come to the conclusion that this incident indicates how realistic Radar Contact is and another reminder of the often re-iterated statement from the manual: "When Able". A tough experience but a lesson well learned and, hopefully, remembered.Regards