I had this happen back in the 1970s at Providence RI Airport, T.F. Greene (IIRC). We were on approach when the pilot pulled up. He came on the intercom and said he liked to have the runway all to himself when he landed, so we were going around to try again.
Same thing happened to me at the Atlanta airport years ago. But for the quick action of our pilot on the yoke and throttle we would have landed on top of another aircraft crossing our runway.
LOL!
Ha. I recall a pilot saying something similar. Nice to have a sense of humor when someone makes such a serious error.
My mom’s husband rented a plane while his was in the shop. The engine blew mid-air. As they were landing he saw another plane on the runway.
Quick decision: ditch on the grass or pull up and hope the engine holds together long enough to bring it back around.
He chose to climb and it worked.