Air carrier PIC complaint about multiple runway operation parallel approachs at pbi.

Attributes
ACN	132999
Time
Date	199001
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
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	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent other landing other other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 15000
ASRS Report	132999
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 600 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Flight crew complaint about parallel approachs at pbi. Pilot of small aircraft was flying a box pattern that the reporter thinks put this aircraft too close to his aircraft. Reporter reviewed the situation with the tower controller, but could get no satisfaction to his concern. Tower thought and said it was no big deal.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR PIC COMPLAINT ABOUT MULTIPLE RWY OPERATION PARALLEL APCHS AT PBI.

Narrative: FLT CREW COMPLAINT ABOUT PARALLEL APCHS AT PBI. PLT OF SMA WAS FLYING A BOX PATTERN THAT THE RPTR THINKS PUT THIS ACFT TOO CLOSE TO HIS ACFT. RPTR REVIEWED THE SITUATION WITH THE TWR CTLR, BUT COULD GET NO SATISFACTION TO HIS CONCERN. TWR THOUGHT AND SAID IT WAS NO BIG DEAL.

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.