Narrative:

I was the engineer on this flight. We were vectored on a downwind to 24R winds aloft were apparently blowing us toward the runway. During the turn to final, I lost contact with the airport due to the nose down position of the aircraft. We rolled out through the centerline. A TCASII RA was given which we followed. Once it was completed and the conflict was clear. It was decided to try to make the approach. It was difficult to understand the controller at this point so we went around. We were then vectored for another downwind. Again the turn was through the final but no traffic. Landed ok. Contributing factors: 1) being vectored on a close downwind. 2) dusk -- hard to see runways.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LGT OVERSHOOTS CTRLINE ON TURN TO FINAL. TCASII ALERT. GAR. SECOND TRY OVERSHOOTS AGAIN, LANDS.

Narrative: I WAS THE ENGINEER ON THIS FLT. WE WERE VECTORED ON A DOWNWIND TO 24R WINDS ALOFT WERE APPARENTLY BLOWING US TOWARD THE RWY. DURING THE TURN TO FINAL, I LOST CONTACT WITH THE ARPT DUE TO THE NOSE DOWN POS OF THE ACFT. WE ROLLED OUT THROUGH THE CTRLINE. A TCASII RA WAS GIVEN WHICH WE FOLLOWED. ONCE IT WAS COMPLETED AND THE CONFLICT WAS CLR. IT WAS DECIDED TO TRY TO MAKE THE APCH. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND THE CTLR AT THIS POINT SO WE WENT AROUND. WE WERE THEN VECTORED FOR ANOTHER DOWNWIND. AGAIN THE TURN WAS THROUGH THE FINAL BUT NO TFC. LANDED OK. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: 1) BEING VECTORED ON A CLOSE DOWNWIND. 2) DUSK -- HARD TO SEE RWYS.

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.