[Paal Gulli]

"...The pilot 'continued ... and landed ... halfway down the runway'...."

Airmanship 101:
Touchdown should always be within the first third of the runway and ideally "on the numbers." If you can't make it in the first third, throttle up, flaps up, gear up and notify ATC that you're going around.

[Hulka]

“If you can’t make it in the first third, throttle up, flaps up, gear up”. . .once clear of the ground and achieved a positive rate of climb. . .otherwise you might have to use full power to taxi to the gate. . .

I crack me up.