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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.
| 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.