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Falcon 2000 captain reported a near midair collision with two light aircraft in the vicinity of pbi airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1445830 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201705 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | PBI.Airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Falcon 2000 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 50 Flight Crew Total 7000 Flight Crew Type 2000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural FAR |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 1 Vertical 0 |
Narrative:
On instrument descent to pbi we were direct to zisur intersection for the ILS 10R. We saw a TCAS target in front of us that was descending. ATC advised [us] of VFR traffic at our 12 o'clock. At the time; we were in and out of the clouds (broken to scattered at 4000-8000 feet). As non-flying pilot; I saw a small cessna (C172 type) very close to us. I recommended an immediate turn. The pilot flying saw a second airplane (another C172 type) flying loose formation and descending. Simultaneously he received two RA's to climb. It appeared the TCAS was confused by two targets. We safely climbed and turned away from the traffic. ATC informed us they were not in contact with the traffic. We suspect the two planes were illegally flying in and around clouds while heading to pahoke (phk) airport. We reported the RA to palm beach approach. Fortunately; they had their TCAS on so that at least we received a TCAS signal while they were flying through clouds without ATC advisories.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Falcon 2000 Captain reported a NMAC with two light aircraft in the vicinity of PBI airport.
Narrative: On instrument descent to PBI we were direct to ZISUR intersection for the ILS 10R. We saw a TCAS target in front of us that was descending. ATC advised [us] of VFR traffic at our 12 o'clock. At the time; we were in and out of the clouds (broken to scattered at 4000-8000 feet). As non-flying pilot; I saw a small Cessna (C172 type) very close to us. I recommended an immediate turn. The pilot flying saw a second airplane (another C172 type) flying loose formation and descending. Simultaneously he received two RA's to climb. It appeared the TCAS was confused by two targets. We safely climbed and turned away from the traffic. ATC informed us they were not in contact with the traffic. We suspect the two planes were illegally flying in and around clouds while heading to Pahoke (PHK) airport. We reported the RA to Palm Beach Approach. Fortunately; they had their TCAS on so that at least we received a TCAS signal while they were flying through clouds without ATC advisories.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.