B757 landing pbi reported poor handling by ATC.

Attributes
ACN	576353
Time
Date	200303
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pbi.tracon
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pbi.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 9l other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pbi.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Dassault-Breguet Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	576353
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Miss Distance	horizontal : 18000
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

Coming in on arrival, descent clearance was late despite our requests earlier. Caught up at zzzzz intersection, then final controller held us at 4000-5000 ft within mi of FAF at rubin intersection (gsi 1900+ ft). Then he wanted us to hold 160 KTS to marker. We said unable, and configured for landing to have a chance at meeting stabilized approach criteria. As it is, we ended up 3 mi and less behind a falcon jet, receiving landing clearance on very short final. Controller's apparent obsession with getting other aircraft into airport tremendously increased our workload to get a stabilized approach. Observing airport operations on subsequent departure, believe airport ATC is at near saturation level.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 LNDG PBI RPTED POOR HANDLING BY ATC.

Narrative: COMING IN ON ARR, DSCNT CLRNC WAS LATE DESPITE OUR REQUESTS EARLIER. CAUGHT UP AT ZZZZZ INTXN, THEN FINAL CTLR HELD US AT 4000-5000 FT WITHIN MI OF FAF AT RUBIN INTXN (GSI 1900+ FT). THEN HE WANTED US TO HOLD 160 KTS TO MARKER. WE SAID UNABLE, AND CONFIGURED FOR LNDG TO HAVE A CHANCE AT MEETING STABILIZED APCH CRITERIA. AS IT IS, WE ENDED UP 3 MI AND LESS BEHIND A FALCON JET, RECEIVING LNDG CLRNC ON VERY SHORT FINAL. CTLR'S APPARENT OBSESSION WITH GETTING OTHER ACFT INTO ARPT TREMENDOUSLY INCREASED OUR WORKLOAD TO GET A STABILIZED APCH. OBSERVING ARPT OPS ON SUBSEQUENT DEP, BELIEVE ARPT ATC IS AT NEAR SATURATION LEVEL.

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.