NORDO C177 makes low approach over 2 runways cutting out a landing small aircraft and another aircraft on a different runway. Controller claims less than standard separation.

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Attributes
ACN	320140
Time
Date	199511
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pbi
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 500 msl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : pbi
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
ASRS Report	320140
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 500 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Unknown cessna cardinal not in communication with pbi tower or approach, cut a cherokee off over the numbers of runway 13, then overflew runway 09L numbers causing loss of separation with other aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NORDO C177 MAKES LOW APCH OVER 2 RWYS CUTTING OUT A LNDG SMA AND ANOTHER ACFT ON A DIFFERENT RWY. CTLR CLAIMS LTSS.

Narrative: UNKNOWN CESSNA CARDINAL NOT IN COM WITH PBI TWR OR APCH, CUT A CHEROKEE OFF OVER THE NUMBERS OF RWY 13, THEN OVERFLEW RWY 09L NUMBERS CAUSING LOSS OF SEPARATION WITH OTHER ACFT.

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.