SR22
Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Private
Situational Awareness
ATC Issue All Types; Conflict Airborne Conflict; Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach; Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence
Air Traffic Control Issued New Clearance; Flight Crew Executed Go Around / Missed Approach
Airport; Human Factors; Weather; Procedure
I was being vectored to the 36 left visual approach by New Orleans approach at 2;000 feet and was advised of a Texan trainer at 900 feet that was also heading to NEW. I was vectored to the final approach course and when I had the Texan in sight I was cleared for the visual and was told to contact Tower. I was over the top of the Texan and Tower switched me to 36 right and cleared me to land. I was high and would lose sight of the Texan and the wind was 090 at 13; so I went around. Although I was visual with the Texan it would have been a difficult landing with the cross wind on the narrow short runway. I had previously asked for 36 left when offered 9 by the New Orleans controller. I preferred the longer wider runway than 9 despite the crosswind on 36L. I would have refused 36 right if the Approach Controller had offered earlier. I believe a late switch to 36 right and the close proximity of the aircraft made it an unsafe situation. I performed a 360 and was vectored far south almost to the boundary of the delta; to now let another jet (eclipse) in ahead of me. I was low over buildings longer than I would have preferred and out of glide range to the airport if an engine out occurred. The Texan performed a low approach prior to the Eclipse jet and myself and the Texan was forced to do a go around because I was not clear of the runway when he approached again for the landing. I think the tower allowed too close of separation and when I queried him on legal separation he said it was legal because I was VFR. I was VFR but under direction of ATC who vectored me too close to the Texan and required a go around to avoid an unsafe cross wind landing and a go around by the Texan after my landing.
SR22 pilot reports going around at NEW when Runway 36R is assigned at the last minute due to conflict with a Texan II on Runway 36L. The 75 foot width of Runway 36R and crosswind were factors in his decision. On the next landing the Texan II is told to go around when the reporter does not clear the runway in timely manner.