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Reporter states that ATCT controller at pbi transmitted several flawed clrncs in a short period of time. At the time the controller was providing service on both ground and tower frequencys.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 577009 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200301 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pbi.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : atl.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : pbi.tower |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 650 flight time type : 80 |
| ASRS Report | 577009 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local controller : combined ground |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : became reoriented other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
After departure clearance, we were instructed to contact tower (119.1) for taxi. Aircraft were landing on runway 9L, runway 9R, runway 13. We were told to taxi to runway 27R. This was 1) opposite direction of the air carrier traffic rolling runway 9L 2) in direct and immediate opposition to a large jet in the taxiway. 3) opposite direction for prevailing winds, which were 5-10 KTS or stronger. I stopped within the 'no fuel' area of the customs facility, realizing an error had occurred. I recontacted the tower and was asked 'are you ready to taxi yet, guess not?' I replied ready to taxi, and was given runway 9R. Within the next min, a B757 was told to land runway 9R. This is not a long enough runway for air carrier's to operation on! The controller caught that err. In the space of 3 mins, the tower controller jeopardized an SR22, jet and 1 or 2 B757/B767 aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPTR STATES THAT ATCT CTLR AT PBI XMITTED SEVERAL FLAWED CLRNCS IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. AT THE TIME THE CTLR WAS PROVIDING SVC ON BOTH GND AND TWR FREQS.
Narrative: AFTER DEP CLRNC, WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT TWR (119.1) FOR TAXI. ACFT WERE LNDG ON RWY 9L, RWY 9R, RWY 13. WE WERE TOLD TO TAXI TO RWY 27R. THIS WAS 1) OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF THE ACR TFC ROLLING RWY 9L 2) IN DIRECT AND IMMEDIATE OPPOSITION TO A LARGE JET IN THE TXWY. 3) OPPOSITE DIRECTION FOR PREVAILING WINDS, WHICH WERE 5-10 KTS OR STRONGER. I STOPPED WITHIN THE 'NO FUEL' AREA OF THE CUSTOMS FACILITY, REALIZING AN ERROR HAD OCCURRED. I RECONTACTED THE TWR AND WAS ASKED 'ARE YOU READY TO TAXI YET, GUESS NOT?' I REPLIED READY TO TAXI, AND WAS GIVEN RWY 9R. WITHIN THE NEXT MIN, A B757 WAS TOLD TO LAND RWY 9R. THIS IS NOT A LONG ENOUGH RWY FOR ACR'S TO OP ON! THE CTLR CAUGHT THAT ERR. IN THE SPACE OF 3 MINS, THE TWR CTLR JEOPARDIZED AN SR22, JET AND 1 OR 2 B757/B767 ACFT.
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.