U . S . Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Ap ril 7 , 20 14 M s. Pat A po ne, Airp o tt Dir ec to r H

o rry Co unty Airpmts I I 00 Je tp o rt Road My rtl e B e ach , SC 29577

D ear M s. Apon e: Southern Reg i on Airports Div i sion 1701 Columbia Ave . Atlanta, GA 30337-2747 (404) 305-6700 FAX: (404) 305-6730

Lett e r o f Inquiry ( Grand S trand A irp o rt C RE) We ar e w rit ing to e xpre ss o ur co nce rn ab o ut th e numb e r o f Vehicle o r Ped estrian D ev iation s that ha ve occ urr e d at Grand Strand A irp o rt ( CR E

) from Novemb e r I 0 , 2013 throu g h Mar c h 2 8 , 2 015. The purp ose o f this inquiry i s to id e ntify what action s H o rry Co unt y i s taking to address what we now co n s id e r a sign ifi cant saf e t

y tre nd and accident precurs ors that must be miti g ate d. S ummary o f Incid e nt s: • Nove mb e r 2, 2013 - S ky di ve r mi sse d des ig nated l a ndin g zon e a nd c ros s ed r u n

way at mid-fi e ld. • January 26 , 2 01 4 - Go lf c art entered ta x iway c h a rli e a nd alpha to r e tri eve s k y di ve r that l a nd e d o n t a x iwa y alph a. • May I 0 , 20 I4 - Thre e s kydivers l anded in b etw ee n runway 23 and taxiway alpha , then crossed taxiway alpha with o ut c learance from air traffi c co ntro l. • May 24 , 2 0 1 4 - S ky di ve r la nded o n th e wes t s id e o f runway 23 then cr osse d the runwa y and t ax iw ay a lph a o n f oot w ith o ut clearan ce f r o m air tra f fi c co ntro l. • M ay 24 , 201 4 - S ky di ve r land ed o n th e west o f runw ay 23 th e n c r osse d th e run way o n f o ot and returned to th e ir f ac ility via a golf cart th at e nt e red a taxi w ay with o ut air traffi c co ntr o l clearance. · • March 15 , 2015 - Parac huti s t landed o ut s ide des i g nat e d drop z on e, walke d o nto taxiway bravo then onto ramp w ith o ut co mmunicatin g with air tra ffic control. • M arc h 28 , 201 5 - P a r

ac huti s t landed out s id e th e l a ndin g zone o n t ax iwa y alph a b e tw een taxi way C harli e a nd tax iway de lta w ith o ut cle ara nc e f ro m air traffic co ntr o l. • April 5 , 2015 - A irc r a ft o b se rved a para c huti s t l a nd o uts id e th e l a n d in g z o ne a nd w alk a c ross taxiway charli e with o ut ATC auth o rizati o n .The pu rpose of t hi s inqui ry i s to de termi ne if Grand S trand A irport (CRE) i s s afe l y ope rating in acco rd a nce wit h the Cou n ty 's federal a irp ort ob l igati ons. Th i s includ es: • G rant Assurance 1 9, Operation and Maintenance, ob li ga tes th e county to e n su r e that th e airport a nd all facilities necessary to se rve t h e ae r ona uti ca l u sers of the airport a r e ope rate d at all times in a safe and se rvic eable cond iti on . Fu rthermo r e , th e co unty may n o t ca u se o r permit any act ivity or action o n the airport wh ich wou ld ' interfere w ith its u se for airport purposes. Please respond to the fo ll ow in g quest i o n s wi thin 15 days of receipt. I - Does C R E ha ve rules and regulations regard in g t h e management of g r ound operati ons in the airport m oveme nt area (Pedestrians and Vehicles)? 2- Ha ve these rule s and reg ulation s been upd a ted o r rev ised to in c lu de safe ty miti gat ion for t h e above safety events? 3 - Doe s CRE have r o les and respons ibi l ity training f o r t he ground users with access to the movement a rea of t he airport? Ho w of ten are airport users trained? Ha ve th ese ro l es and responsibil iti es been updated e n light of this trend ? 4- How doe s CRE enforce its rul es a nd regulation s? What are the sanc ti o n s for repeated v i o l at ion s of the a irp ort rul es and r egu l atio n s? 5 - What ste p s h as CRE take n to address th ese Vehicle or Pede s trian Deviations? Ha s a ri skbased safety plan been deve loped? T ha nk you for you r a ttenti on to t h is matte r . Sincere l y,

Hea ther Haney Compl i ance Specia list cc: Winsome A. L e n fert. Manager, A irp orts Division , So uthern Region Steve n E. Hicks , D epu t y Manager , Airports Di vision, South ern Reg i on Office of Airport Co mplian ce Larry Clark, Manager, At l anta Airports District Office