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When is it too late for a go around?
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So yesterday I was flying and there was a very slow rolling plane on the runway as I was 4 miles out. Plane started to roll and got landing clearance for the 2nd time, right as I touch down and spoilers are out and reversers are engaged, I get the " Go around, go around" so I try my best but at that point everything is out and in motion for slowing and I ended up crashing and thus logging off.

I looked and some random pilots spawned on the opposite end of the runway and kept doing so as people were landing. Approach was on, tower, ground ect. (I see this more and more now on the network...)

Could I have made the go around if I got a few of the steps right or once the reversers are out, spoilers, breaks...is it too late? I tried but it felt like I was already too far gone into the decel stage but maybe I could have?

I feel bad for controllers when I see this happen now frequently. taxing onto runway with no comms and spawning on runways.

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If your aircraft is equipped with spoilers and you have a spoiler indication it’s too late to go around, at that point your committed to stopping

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