MD-11
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown; Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence
Air Traffic Control Issued New Clearance; Flight Crew Executed Go Around / Missed Approach
Human Factors
Slow flare in gusty crosswind conditions with a heavy aircraft. Vapp was 160 kts. Aircraft touched down firmly and bounced. I took control of the aircraft and executed a go-around. This reaction was swift and decisive thanks to my runway safety training. The maneuver was easier in the jet than in the simulator. Credit to Tower for immediately recognizing the go-around in progress and issuing runway heading and 3000 feet. The approach was stable and the aircraft was in proper position to land except in the last 30 feet. The slow flare was OK until the pilot flying stopped the flare. At that point in time it was going to be counter productive to call for more flare. Too late. As I said; the touchdown was firm. It was the bounce that was the critical event causing the escape maneuver/go-around.Pilot flying was under 100 hours. He had been doing no real flying during military duty for many years while flying drones. It was a challenging set of conditions considering the high landing weight; fast approach speed; and a gusty crosswind. 240/13G18 on 18L[The company may want to] consider the lack of real experience when doing IOE when returning this type of individual to line flying. More IOE would have been beneficial to this person and others like him.
When a low in type First Officer failed to flare adequately and bounced a challenging landing the Captain took control and executed a rejected landing.  A contributing factor was the lack or recent experience for the First Officer who had been piloting drones for the past several years.