An air carrier flight crew conducting a circling approach in an medium large transport to ewr is forced to extend their downwind for preceding traffic so that by the time they are approved to turn toward the landing runway they lost sight of it and executed a go around.

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Attributes
ACN	361342
Time
Date	199702
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90 tower : ewr tower : oak
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other descent : approach landing : go around
Route In Use	approach : circling
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	approach : circling
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 7000
ASRS Report	361342
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Approach cleared us for an ILS to runway 22L, circle to land on runway 29. After crossing marker I initiated the circling maneuver for runway 29. At that time tower asked if we had air carrier 'Y' traffic in front of us because tower had lost him and said he had extended his downwind. I flew the approach and the captain looked for air carrier 'Y.' tower then located air carrier 'Y' and said he was lined up for final so I continued approach, at which time I turned back to the runway, but lost sight of runway as WX deteriorated. I then initiated a go around. We came back around for another approach and landing that was uneventful.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR FLC CONDUCTING A CIRCLING APCH IN AN MLG TO EWR IS FORCED TO EXTEND THEIR DOWNWIND FOR PRECEDING TFC SO THAT BY THE TIME THEY ARE APPROVED TO TURN TOWARD THE LNDG RWY THEY LOST SIGHT OF IT AND EXECUTED A GAR.

Narrative: APCH CLRED US FOR AN ILS TO RWY 22L, CIRCLE TO LAND ON RWY 29. AFTER XING MARKER I INITIATED THE CIRCLING MANEUVER FOR RWY 29. AT THAT TIME TWR ASKED IF WE HAD ACR 'Y' TFC IN FRONT OF US BECAUSE TWR HAD LOST HIM AND SAID HE HAD EXTENDED HIS DOWNWIND. I FLEW THE APCH AND THE CAPT LOOKED FOR ACR 'Y.' TWR THEN LOCATED ACR 'Y' AND SAID HE WAS LINED UP FOR FINAL SO I CONTINUED APCH, AT WHICH TIME I TURNED BACK TO THE RWY, BUT LOST SIGHT OF RWY AS WX DETERIORATED. I THEN INITIATED A GAR. WE CAME BACK AROUND FOR ANOTHER APCH AND LNDG THAT WAS UNEVENTFUL.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.