Date: 201910
Local time of day: 0601-1200
Location: EWR.Airport, NY
Flight conditions: VMC
Aircraft: Embraer Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operator: Air Carrier
Flight phase: Final Approach
Reporter organization: Air Carrier
Reporter function: Pilot Not Flying; First Officer
Reporter qualification: Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Second reporter function: Pilot Flying; Captain
Anomaly: ATC Issue All Types; Conflict Ground Conflict; Less Severe; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach
Detector: Person Air Traffic Control
When detected: In-flight
Result: Flight Crew Executed Go Around / Missed Approach
Contributing factors: Airport; Airspace Structure; Procedure
Primary problem: Ambiguous

Narrative: We came in from ZZZ on the KORRY Arrival; cleared DIALS at 2500 and then the Express Visual 31. We crossed DIALS at 2500 and turned to 085 per approach plate 19-2. Started to pick up that Tower was busy. Captain was flying and was a little right on the expressway to generate more spacing. Got configured early; still not cleared to land. Ran landing checklist early; still not cleared to land. I did not make '1000 configured' call. Passed CITI Field at 800 and we noticed it was going to be tight so we discussed making S turns on final. Also planned to turn late to get more spacing and start S turns on final. Made turn to final but still not cleared to land. Tower called go-around at 500 feet or so because of traffic on the runway and told us to climb to 2000 and head 340. Captain called for 'go-around; TOGA; flaps 2'. I raised flaps to 2; set heading and set altitude to 2000. We started to climb but I did not call positive rate. I noticed gear were still down and asked Captain if he wanted gear up.  We raised the gear and cleaned up the flaps; then set 210 KIAS. Tower told us to call 120.8. We switched to departure; then approach and set up for RNV 31. Approach sent us direct LGA; told to head 270 out of LGA. About a minute out of LGA; approaching Manhattan; Approach asked us if we wanted a full or short approach; we had preceding traffic and the tanks in sight so we took short vectors. Headed to DIALS at 2500; cleared the Express Visual 31. Crossed DIALS at 2500 and started to descend.  Got configured early. Tower cleared us to land and asked if we had any problems going to 120.8 on the go around; we said no problems. Finished the Landing Checklist. Flew the Express Visual 31. We were a little high passing Citi Field. Called 1000 configured. Rolled out on final and looked high on the VASIs. High but correcting and on speed. At 500; we showed a little; high on the VASIs; but they appear to be 1200 feet down the runway; so we were good on a visual glideslope for 1000 feet down; we were on-speed and 900 VVI so I called 500 stable. The Captain landed nicely and exited at Taxiway S.


Second narrative: It was a normal flight to LGA and everything was going as planned. We were given direct to DIALS 160 kts and cleared Expressway Visual 31. We got gear down and crossed DIALS at 2500 feet and started a descent down at 3 degrees down. Once the gear was down I asked for speed Vapp and flaps 5; landing checklist. We were still not cleared to land. I remember looking over at CITI field and seeing around 800 feet. Since still not cleared to land we purposely over shoot for an S turn back and was a little high. ATC had cleared traffic for takeoff but was slow to takeoff. ATC gave us a go around. I immediately called 'go-around TOGA flaps 2'. ATC gave us heading 340 and 2000 feet. FO asked if I wanted gear up. I said gear up and called for flaps 1 and then flaps up on schedule. We put speed 210 in manually; and took the hand off frequency to departure. I asked for 'Autopilot On'. ATC gave us vectors around to the right and a climb to 4000 feet; then direct to LGA and after LGA heading 270. Then on heading 270 ATC gave us a descent to 3000 feet. ATC gave us a turn to 140 and direct to DIALS to cross at 2500 feet and cleared expressway visual 31. At Dials and 2500 feet called 'gear down'; turned to heading 085 and started a descent. Once gear were down; I brought speed back to 160 and asked for flaps 5; then slowed to Vapp and asked for the landing checklist. Got cleared to land this time when went over to Tower and made the turn to final. Was still a little high when rolled out. I think I shallowed out my descent when turning final. Adjusted descent to get back on VASI approach. Landed normally in LGA; then taxied to the gate. Solution is to keep the descent going down past DIAL at 3 degrees.


Synopsis: Embraer crew reported executing a Tower-directed go-around on visual approach to landing at EWR due to runway traffic conflict. Successful vector to an uneventful visual landing followed.