A319
Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Situational Awareness; Workload; Communication Breakdown
Deviation - Speed All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence; Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach; Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT
Flight Crew Executed Go Around / Missed Approach; Flight Crew FLC complied w / Automation / Advisory; Flight Crew Became Reoriented
Human Factors; Weather
Neither one of us had ever been into ZZZ. We both took the opportunity on the flight to review the company pages. Acknowledging that it is a special qualification airport and after review of company documents; we realized that controls needed to be transferred to the Captain due to my low time in the aircraft. Control of the aircraft was transferred at approximately 13;000 feet MSL. Traffic was landing XXL. We briefed and set up for the RNAV for XXL. Center handed us off to ZZZ Approach. We were asked to advise when the field was in sight. Conditions were VFR and remained so. We had the field and were cleared for the visual. We recognized immediately that we were high. We had a tailwind which made it exceptionally difficult to get configured. The Captain continued to descend and try to reduce speed. He called for gear; however; I was unable to extend the gear because we were not at the appropriate speed. We were switched to Tower. The Captain continued the descent all the while attempting to reduce speed. Best guess we were at approximately a 7 mile final. We received an EGPWS 'TERRAIN TERRAIN'. The Captain shallowed the descent. It was then followed by a 'TERRAIN TERRAIN PULL UP' and I called for the go-around. We followed the escape procedures; were vectored around the pattern; and landed without incident. Neither pilot had been into the airport. We had reviewed documents; however once cleared for the visual we did not comply with the prescribed speeds on the arrival. In retrospect; we should have continued on the RNAV arrival since we were unfamiliar with the airport. Additionally; better awareness of wind may have assisted in getting configured.
A319 First Officer reported aircraft generated CFIT Warning while on approach.