Light transport flight crew reported an unstable approach; which led to a go-around.

Attributes
ACN	1512574
Time
Date	201801
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	FRG.Airport
State Reference	NY
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Light Transport Low Wing 2 Turboprop Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument
Person 2
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Track / Heading All Types Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach

Narrative:

On arrival at frg in VFR conditions; we were vectored for a visual. Frg is difficult to find in the lights surrounding it; plus the tower reported haze; though the ATIS said 5 miles visibility. Second in command was pilot flying. Recognized the REIL as did pilot monitoring. Called the airport and were given; cleared [for] the visual contact tower; by approach. Configured at gear down; flaps 20 approaching the runway at about a 45-degree angle and four miles out; the tower instructed 'best forward speed' as another aircraft was following. A little awkward; but okay. Sped up 30 knots or so. At about 1200 MSL; I realized I was seeing the wrong runway. Too close to comfortably salvage; [I] initiated a go around as I aligned with the runway. Pilot monitoring informed the tower; who instructed us to climb to 2000 feet and execute right traffic; she would call our base. We did and landed normally. In [the] future in unfamiliar airspace; I will not allow ATC to hurry me and simply head for the FAF in order to align for landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Light transport flight crew reported an unstable approach; which led to a go-around.

Narrative: On arrival at FRG in VFR conditions; we were vectored for a visual. FRG is difficult to find in the lights surrounding it; plus the tower reported haze; though the ATIS said 5 miles visibility. Second In Command was pilot flying. Recognized the REIL as did pilot monitoring. Called the airport and were given; Cleared [for] the visual Contact tower; by approach. Configured at gear down; flaps 20 approaching the runway at about a 45-degree angle and four miles out; the tower instructed 'Best forward speed' as another aircraft was following. A little awkward; but okay. Sped up 30 knots or so. At about 1200 MSL; I realized I was seeing the wrong runway. Too close to comfortably salvage; [I] initiated a go around as I aligned with the runway. Pilot monitoring informed the tower; who instructed us to climb to 2000 feet and execute right traffic; she would call our base. We did and landed normally. In [the] future in unfamiliar airspace; I will not allow ATC to hurry me and simply head for the FAF in order to align for landing.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.