_01/07/2015 07:41 FAX 3107256816 AWP-7**U.:~.** Departrnent of Tnm.-:.pOrtation**W~s-tem-"Pacit1c** Region**F~deral** A vi:lttion A6lmini!Jintion January 7, 2015 Office ofthe Regional Counsel

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### MAIL- RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Federal Aviation Administration 800 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20591 Attn: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 Wilbur Wright Building-- Suite 2Wl000 Rc: ln the Matter ofPacific International Skydiving Center; Case Nos. 2014WP130012 and 2014WP130023 P.O. Box 92007 Los Angeles, CA 90009-2()07 Telephone: (31 0) 725-3454 facsimile: (31 0) 725-6816

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Enclosed is a copy ofa request for hearing dated December 29, 2014, aud the original and one copy ofthe Complaint in the above-referenced proceeding. 

### J request that the hearing in this matter be held in the Honolulu, Hawaii area, and expect that the bearing will last two (2) days. Please address all conununications for the Regional Counsel ofthe Western"Pacific Region, to the undersigned, at: 

### Office of

### the Regional Counsel, AWP-7, Federal Aviation Administration. Western-Pacific Regitln., P. 

### 0. Box 92007, Los Angeles, CA 90009-2007, Telephone: (310) 

### 725- 3454, FAX: (310) 725-6816. C-inccrcly, Naomi Tsuda Regional Counsel

Enclosures: Request for Hearing; Complaint; Certificate ofService NOTE TO RESPONDENT; SECTION 13.209 OF THE CP RULES OF PRACTICE RE(IUJRE Tl-1.'\T f'. WRITTEN ANSWER TO THE COMPLAINT BE FILED NOT LATER THAN 30 DAYS AFTER SERVICE OFTI-ffi COMPLAINT. AS AN ALTERNATlVE TO FILING AN ANSWF.R,f1 MOTTON MAY BE FILED PURSUANT TO SECTION 13.208(0) OR SECTION 13.2!8(F)(l-4) OF TH£ RULES OF PRACTlCE. co; AWP-230, FSDO01107/1_0_1ji_ 07:42 FAX 3107256816 AWP-7 12/2912014 20:15



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## FAA Don Bobertz, Esq., AWP 7.7 310-725-6816 

### ROEIERT l. FI:LDMAN ATTORNEY AT LAW 8900 SW 1071" 

### AVENUE SUITE206 

### MIAMI, FLORIDA 33176 

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29 December 2014
FederalAviation Admini5ttatioP. 600 I:n.dependence Avenue, SW Wilbur Wright**Building~** Suite 2Wl000 Washington, DC 20591 Attention: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC·430 Re: Federal Aviation Adminhfl:ation.v. :Pacific Irrte:matiooo Skydiving Center Case Nos. 20l4WP130012 & 2014WP130023 

### NOTICE OF &J'EARANCE AND REOUEST FQR

### ID!.WUNG 4li 004 PAGE 02/08

COMESNOWtheRequestor/Respondent, Paciflci:ntemational SkydivingCenter,byand tbro'tlgnitsundersignedcmmseJ, andfiles this, itsNotice of AppearanceandRequestfor Heru:ing in the matters ofthe Final Notice of Proposed Civil Penalty, Case Nos. 2014WP1300!2 &: 2014WP130023,wbichFinalNoticewasdated 1& December2014. TheFmalNoticc:ofProposed Civil Penalty seeks to impose civil a penal1y in the amount of $22,000.00 in Case No. 2014WP130012 and a civil peoalty 

### inthe amount of$33.000.00 

### in Case. No, 2014WP130023, for alleged violations of 14 C.F.R 105.17 and 14 C.F.R. 91.13(a). RBquestor!Respondeut opposes the imposition ofeach oftheproposedcivil penalties. Werespectfullyrequestthatthehearingbeheld inHonolulu, Hawaii., andthat

### itNOTbe set dwing the following dates: 

### February 6 through Februazy 20, 2015, March 23 tlrrough April 

### 6, 21)15, A,pril30 through

### May 6, 2015. June 8 through Jnne 29, 2015, 

### July20 through JuJy 27. 2015, sudAugust 

### !OthroughAugust 18,201:5. 

# OObertL. Feldman, 

### Esquire Attomey for Pacific International Skydiving 8900 SW 107"' Avenue Suite 203 Miami, 

### Florida33176 Telephone: 305

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CER:r]li'lCA'l'E 

### OE SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY

### that a true and co:rrect copy oftheforegoing 1NilS sent this 

### 29th day ofDecember 2014 to: 

### DonBobertz, Esq., by fax (to 

### 310-7:25-6816) and by Certified 

### Mailto Office ofRegional Counsel, AWP-7, FederalAviation

### Administration, Westem-Pacifl,c Region, 

### PO Box 

### 92007, Los .Angeles, CA 90009-2007, ru·1d fhat the 

### origirnll has been :fu:m.ished 

### byFederalEx:rn:ess, toFederalAviationAdministration, 600 IndependenceAvenue, SW,Wtlbur W1ight 

### Building- Room 

### 2W1000, Washington, DC 

### 20591, Attention: Heari.ng Docket Clerk, 

### AGC-430.01/07/2015 07:43 FAX 3107256316 AWP-7

In the Matter of: 

### U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

FAA DOCKET Pacific International Skydiving Center 141 011



### Respondent FAA CASE NOS. 20l4WP130012 and 2014WP1300:Z3 JT.,DGE NOT ASSIGNED COMPLAINT The Complainant files its Complainto pursuant to Rule 208 ofthe**Rule~** ofPractice (14 C.P.R. 13.208), and states as follows:

L Respondent, Pacific International Skydiving Center, was advised through a Final Notice ofProposed Civil Penalty that the FAA proposed to assess a civil penalty in the amou:11 of $22,000.00 for Case No. 2014WP130012 and $33,000.00 for Case No. 2014WP130023. for a total of$55,000.00. On December 29,2014, Respondent, through its attomey, Robe11 

### L. Feldman, submitted a written request for a hearing.

II. 

### l. On or about December 8, 2013, at approximately 11:23 local time, Respondent operated a Cessna 208 aircraft, Civil Registration No. N900SA, on a flight carrying skydivers, in the vicinity ofDillingham Airfield, Waialua, Haw>tii.01/07/2015 07:43 FAX 3107256816 AWP-7**~2-**
2. On or about January 5, 2014, at approl\imately 1:32local time, Respondent operated a Cessna 208 aircraft, Civil Registration No. N989BW. on a :'light carrying skydivers, in the vicinity ofDillingham Airfield, Waialua, H<:waii. i4J012

3. On or about March 22,2014, between approximately 10:00 a.m. and !2:00p.m. local time, Respondent operated a Cessna 208 aircraft, Civil Registration No. N989BW, on three flights canyiug skydivers. in the vicinity ofDillingham Airfield, Waialua, Hawaii.



### 4. On or about March 25,2014, between approximately 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. local time, Respondent operated a Cessna 208 airq·aft, Civil Registration No. N989BW, on three flights canying skydivers, 

### in the vicinity ofDillingham Airfield, Waialua, Hawaii.

5. Incident to the above flights, Respondent conducted parachute operations fi·om the aircraft into or through clouds.

6. Respondent's acti.ons described above were careless or reckless so 

### as lo endanger the life or property ofothers.01/07/2015 07:43 FAX 3107256316 AWP-7

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## m. By reason ofthe foregoing facts and circumstances, Respondent violated the following Sections orthe Federal Aviation Regulations (Tille 14, 

### Code ofFedcral Regulations): 141 013



### a. C.P.R. 

### §105.17: 

### "No person may 

### conduct a parachute operation, and no pilot in commm1d ofan 

### aircraft may allow a parachute operation to be conducted from that aircraft
... [flnto or tln·ough a 

### cloud
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### b. 14 C.F.R. 

### §9l.13(a): "No person may operate an aircraft in a careless <Jr reckless
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### so as to endanger the life 

### or property ofm1other."

IV. 1. 

### Pnrsuant to Title 

### 49 U.S.C. Section 

### 46301, Respondent 

### is subject to 

### a civil penalty not to exceed$) 

### J,000.00 

### for each oftbe violations alleged.

2. 

### Under the 

### facts and circrnnstances ofthis 

### case, a civil penalty of $55,000.00 

### is aopropriatc.01/07/2015 07:43 FAX 3107256816 AWP-7 I{!] 014

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### WHEREFORE, the Complainant, respectfully requests thatthe Administrative Law Judge enter an order that Respondent be assessed a civil penalty in the amount of$55,000.00.**K~speetfully** 

### submitted, 

# d**~=--=z Dm~**  Attorney Office of

### the Regional Counsel Fr:deral Aviation Administration \\iestem-Pacific 

### Region DATED: January 7, 201401/07/2015 07:43 FAX 3107256816 A\VP-7 141 015



### CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE


### 1hereby certify that on this date 

### I have sent by facsimile and placed in the 

### U nitecl States mail, postage prepaid, certified mail-return receipt requested, the executed original ofthe Complaint, addressed as follows: Federal Aviation Administration 800 

### Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20591 

### Attn: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 Wilbur W<ight Building-Suite 2W1000 

### Facsimile: 202-267-1293

I fUTther certify that on this date I have sent by facsimile and placed in the Un.ited States mail, postage prepaid, certified mail-return receipt requested_ a true copy ofthe Complaint, addressed 

### as to)lows: Robert 

### L. Feldman, 

### Esq_ 8900 

### SW l07'" 

### Avenue, Suite 203 

### Miami, FL 33176 Facsimile: 305-598-4842

Dated: Janmuy 7, 2015 

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