Hawker 800 captain reports a near collision with another aircraft while taxiing at pbi. A single con...

Attributes
ACN	922471
Time
Date	201012
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	PBI.Airport
State Reference	FL
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	BAe 125 Series 800
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Dassault-Breguet Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Phase	Taxi
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 60 Flight Crew Total 7300 Flight Crew Type 2700
Events
Anomaly	Conflict Ground Conflict Critical
Miss Distance	Horizontal 5

Narrative:

After landing on runway 28L at pbi; we exited at taxiway F (left turn). We were initially cleared to taxi via F and hold short of taxiway right. The tower controller (who was also working ground control) amended our taxi clearance to state 'continue on taxiway F and hold short of runway 32. As we approached taxiway right; the controller and my co-pilot shouted for me to stop. I applied hard braking and stopped approximately 5 ft from a falcon which had been taxiing on taxiway right from west to east. We were unable to see the falcon due to the angle of the taxiway; and portions of the aircraft blocking our view. We asked the controller for a clarification of our taxi clearance; and he admitted that it was his error; and he did indeed clear us to taxi to the end of F. I think the fact that this very busy tower often has one controller working both local and ground is a very dangerous situation; due to the workload; and the amount of real estate which they have to keep under surveillance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Hawker 800 Captain reports a near collision with another aircraft while taxiing at PBI. A single Controller was manning both Tower and Ground Control and admitted the mistake was his.

Narrative: After landing on Runway 28L at PBI; we exited at taxiway F (left turn). We were initially cleared to taxi via F and hold short of Taxiway R. The Tower Controller (who was also working Ground Control) amended our taxi clearance to state 'continue on Taxiway F and hold short of Runway 32. As we approached Taxiway R; the Controller and my co-pilot shouted for me to stop. I applied hard braking and stopped approximately 5 FT from a Falcon which had been taxiing on Taxiway R from West to East. We were unable to see the Falcon due to the angle of the taxiway; and portions of the aircraft blocking our view. We asked the Controller for a clarification of our taxi clearance; and he admitted that it was his error; and he did indeed clear us to taxi to the end of F. I think the fact that this very busy tower often has one Controller working both Local and Ground is a very dangerous situation; due to the workload; and the amount of real estate which they have to keep under surveillance.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

Hawker 800 captain reports a near collision with another aircraft while taxiing at pbi. A single controller was manning both tower and ground control and admitted the mistake was his.