B737 Next Generation Undifferentiated
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Type 4000
Situational Awareness; Training / Qualification
Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT; Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach
Flight Crew Executed Go Around / Missed Approach
Human Factors
I was shooting a night; VMC visual to runway 36R at TUL. We were cleared for the visual approach while on a wide downwind. I turned final outside the marker and was angling towards the marker. I discerned at some point that I was low and intended to shallow my descent to stay above 1400 feet; when we received a single 'obstacle' alert and immediately executed the go around. We returned for another visual approach and landing; both of which were uneventful. This was my first night visual approach as PF since a 3 month period out of the cockpit. I flew a sloppy approach; what I should have done was fly this approach like it was IMC. I did a poor job of using the RNAV information for backup.
Was cleared for the Visual to 36R backed up with the RNAV at TUL while we were abeam the airport on a right downwind. Co-pilot was flying. We extended downwind to about the FAF and then started the turn to base. We descended down to the FAF altitude and then continued down to 1000 feet AFL prior to intercepting the final approach course. While on the right base to runway 36R we got an EGPWS warning of an obstacle. We executed and immediate go-around. Came back around and landed uneventfully. I didn't like the short downwind but the co-pilot has over 4000 hours in the airplane and I didn't say anything. Clearly I should have been more proactive and told him to extended the downwind and intercept final outside of the FAF.
B737NG flight crew reported getting low during a night visual approach to Runway 36R at TUL. A single EGPWS 'obstacle' alert was annunciated and the flying First Officer executed a go around.