Air carrier pilot executes go around after miscalculating visual descent at rno.

Attributes
ACN	421050
Time
Date	199811
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rno
State Reference	NV
Altitude	agl bound lower : 2000 agl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ric
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	421050
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I didn't descend fast enough on the visual approach to runway 34L at reno and it became apparent on short final that a go around would be necessary. Tower granted permission to maneuver west of the airport. We maneuvered to the west and then repositioned the aircraft on a normal glide path and made an uneventful landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR PLT EXECUTES GAR AFTER MISCALCULATING VISUAL DSCNT AT RNO.

Narrative: I DIDN'T DSND FAST ENOUGH ON THE VISUAL APCH TO RWY 34L AT RENO AND IT BECAME APPARENT ON SHORT FINAL THAT A GAR WOULD BE NECESSARY. TWR GRANTED PERMISSION TO MANEUVER W OF THE ARPT. WE MANEUVERED TO THE W AND THEN REPOSITIONED THE ACFT ON A NORMAL GLIDE PATH AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG.

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.