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I was the first officer on BE40 on a flight from nassau, bahamas to west palm beach, fl. I was the PF on this leg of the trip. We were cleared for the visual approach to runway 9L and were told to switch over to tower. Tower then cleared us to land runway 9L. The PNF read back the clearance to land and informed the tower that we needed to go to customs. Tower replied that it was west of the field and gave no more information. We continued and landed on runway 9L. As we were rolling out (really having just set down at a high rate of speed), tower said to turn right and taxi to the ramp. The PNF then informed the tower again that we needed to go to customs. The tower then responded to exit the runway immediately as there was another aircraft on short final. We were at too high a rate of speed (using normal to maximum braking) to make the right the tower wanted us to make. The next right to make was actually another 2000-3000 ft down the runway. Sensing the tower's urgency, we made a left onto a taxiway (200 ft further down the runway) that was just past the one he wanted us to make a right on. Doing this, we exited the runway only a few seconds later than the taxiway the tower wanted us to make. We thought this was the best course of action for tower and the aircraft landing behind us. Staying longer on the runway by taxiing down to the next right would have created a situation and safety would be at risk. The tower's response after we pulled off the runway was, did we know our left from our right? The PNF informed the tower that we could not make the right he wanted us to because we were at a too high a rate of speed. Tower did not say anything else except to hold our position. The aircraft behind us landed and taxied to the terminal side of the airport. He then turned us around and had us cross runway 9L and gave us taxi instructions to the customs ramp. The PNF then again apologized about the turn that we were unable to make and nothing else was mentioned of the matter. We taxied on in to customs and finished our day by repositioning to our facility. I feel that ATC spaced the aircraft too close and there was not enough separation. We, as the aircraft landing, were not informed that we needed to exit the runway quickly for there was another one right behind us on short final. The only notification we had of any urgency was when we were unable to make the right turn tower wanted us to. I feel better communication and separation would have alleviated the situation.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE40 CREW LNDG PBI RECEIVE CTLR'S IRE WHEN UNABLE TO TURN OFF THE RWY AT A PARTICULAR TXWY

Narrative: I WAS THE FO ON BE40 ON A FLT FROM NASSAU, BAHAMAS TO WEST PALM BEACH, FL. I WAS THE PF ON THIS LEG OF THE TRIP. WE WERE CLRED FOR THE VISUAL APCH TO RWY 9L AND WERE TOLD TO SWITCH OVER TO TWR. TWR THEN CLRED US TO LAND RWY 9L. THE PNF READ BACK THE CLRNC TO LAND AND INFORMED THE TWR THAT WE NEEDED TO GO TO CUSTOMS. TWR REPLIED THAT IT WAS W OF THE FIELD AND GAVE NO MORE INFO. WE CONTINUED AND LANDED ON RWY 9L. AS WE WERE ROLLING OUT (REALLY HAVING JUST SET DOWN AT A HIGH RATE OF SPD), TWR SAID TO TURN R AND TAXI TO THE RAMP. THE PNF THEN INFORMED THE TWR AGAIN THAT WE NEEDED TO GO TO CUSTOMS. THE TWR THEN RESPONDED TO EXIT THE RWY IMMEDIATELY AS THERE WAS ANOTHER ACFT ON SHORT FINAL. WE WERE AT TOO HIGH A RATE OF SPD (USING NORMAL TO MAX BRAKING) TO MAKE THE R THE TWR WANTED US TO MAKE. THE NEXT R TO MAKE WAS ACTUALLY ANOTHER 2000-3000 FT DOWN THE RWY. SENSING THE TWR'S URGENCY, WE MADE A L ONTO A TXWY (200 FT FURTHER DOWN THE RWY) THAT WAS JUST PAST THE ONE HE WANTED US TO MAKE A R ON. DOING THIS, WE EXITED THE RWY ONLY A FEW SECONDS LATER THAN THE TXWY THE TWR WANTED US TO MAKE. WE THOUGHT THIS WAS THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION FOR TWR AND THE ACFT LNDG BEHIND US. STAYING LONGER ON THE RWY BY TAXIING DOWN TO THE NEXT R WOULD HAVE CREATED A SIT AND SAFETY WOULD BE AT RISK. THE TWR'S RESPONSE AFTER WE PULLED OFF THE RWY WAS, DID WE KNOW OUR L FROM OUR R? THE PNF INFORMED THE TWR THAT WE COULD NOT MAKE THE R HE WANTED US TO BECAUSE WE WERE AT A TOO HIGH A RATE OF SPD. TWR DID NOT SAY ANYTHING ELSE EXCEPT TO HOLD OUR POS. THE ACFT BEHIND US LANDED AND TAXIED TO THE TERMINAL SIDE OF THE ARPT. HE THEN TURNED US AROUND AND HAD US CROSS RWY 9L AND GAVE US TAXI INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CUSTOMS RAMP. THE PNF THEN AGAIN APOLOGIZED ABOUT THE TURN THAT WE WERE UNABLE TO MAKE AND NOTHING ELSE WAS MENTIONED OF THE MATTER. WE TAXIED ON IN TO CUSTOMS AND FINISHED OUR DAY BY REPOSITIONING TO OUR FACILITY. I FEEL THAT ATC SPACED THE ACFT TOO CLOSE AND THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH SEPARATION. WE, AS THE ACFT LNDG, WERE NOT INFORMED THAT WE NEEDED TO EXIT THE RWY QUICKLY FOR THERE WAS ANOTHER ONE RIGHT BEHIND US ON SHORT FINAL. THE ONLY NOTIFICATION WE HAD OF ANY URGENCY WAS WHEN WE WERE UNABLE TO MAKE THE R TURN TWR WANTED US TO. I FEEL BETTER COM AND SEPARATION WOULD HAVE ALLEVIATED THE SIT.

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.