B737-700 flight crew reported executing a go-around after receiving a terrain alert at 500 feet AGL ...

Attributes
ACN	1414803
Time
Date	201701
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	EWR.Airport
State Reference	NJ
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737-700
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 166 Flight Crew Type 20000
Person 2
Function	Pilot Not Flying First Officer
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Track / Heading All Types Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence

Narrative:

We were flying the stadium visual to runway 29 using the RNAV waypoints. At about 1000' tower asked us to square the turn to final. I widened and squared the turn using both outside references and the map and course presentation on the flight deck display. However; not being familiar with ewr visually; I lost sight of the runway in the sea of lights and ended up right of the final approach path by maybe 1500' to 2000'.we received an obstacle caution; although did not see any obstacle. Since it was night conditions we executed the prescribed go-around which we needed as well; due to our poor alignment. I don't believe we committed any deviations; but with the obstacle caution wanted to spread the info for other's benefit. The request by tower to square the turn would likely be no problem for a familiar local flyer that could more easily pick a good ground track.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-700 flight crew reported executing a go-around after receiving a terrain alert at 500 feet AGL on a night Stadium Visual approach to EWR.

Narrative: We were flying the Stadium Visual to Runway 29 using the RNAV waypoints. At about 1000' Tower asked us to square the turn to final. I widened and squared the turn using both outside references and the map and course presentation on the flight deck display. However; not being familiar with EWR visually; I lost sight of the runway in the sea of lights and ended up right of the final approach path by maybe 1500' to 2000'.We received an Obstacle Caution; although did not see any obstacle. Since it was night conditions we executed the prescribed go-around which we needed as well; due to our poor alignment. I don't believe we committed any deviations; but with the Obstacle Caution wanted to spread the info for other's benefit. The request by Tower to square the turn would likely be no problem for a familiar local flyer that could more easily pick a good ground track.

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B737-700 flight crew reported executing a go-around after receiving a terrain alert at 500 feet AGL on a night stadium visual approach to ewr.