Airline pilots reported an unstable approach. The captain had not flown for an extended time.

Attributes
ACN	1757478
Time
Date	202008
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Regional Jet 900 (CRJ900)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Landing
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 3
Person 2
Function	First Officer Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument
Events
Anomaly	Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT

Narrative:

On a VFR aproach into ZZZ on base leg; airport was lost; could not see it for few seconds before we saw it again. I was getting ready to go around when we saw airport again but were low; re-aligned with runway and slowed descent to aline with vsi lights followed by a normal landing. We were given a VFR approach too runway xx at ZZZ. We started approach on a downwind as we begain descent and turning on base leg; I lost sight of the runway while looking for runway and prepairing for going around we decended to about 500 ft AGL prior to starting the go around we saw the runway and continued approach to a landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Airline Pilots reported an unstable approach. The Captain had not flown for an extended time.

Narrative: On a VFR aproach into ZZZ on base leg; airport was lost; could not see it for few seconds before we saw it again. I was getting ready to go around when we saw airport again but were low; re-aligned with runway and slowed descent to aline with VSI lights followed by a normal landing. We were given a VFR approach too runway XX at ZZZ. We started approach on a downwind as we begain descent and turning on base leg; I lost sight of the runway while looking for runway and prepairing for going around we decended to about 500 ft AGL prior to starting the go around we saw the runway and continued approach to a landing.

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