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U.:~. Departrnent 

of T nm.-:.pOrtation 

W~s-tem-"Pacit1c Region 

F~deral A vi:lttion 

A6lmini!Jintion 

January 7, 2015 

Office ofthe Regional Counsel 

CERTTFIED 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 of Pacific 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 of a request for hearing dated December 29, 2014, aud the original and one 

copy of the 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 of the Western" Pacific Region, to 

the undersigned, at: Office of the Regional Counsel, A WP-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 of Service 

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. 

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29 December 2014 

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Attention: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC·430 

Re: Federal Aviation Adminhfl:ation.v. :Pacific Irrte:matiooo Skydiving Center 

Case Nos. 20l4WP130012 & 2014WP130023 

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COMES NOW the Requestor/Respondent, Paciflci:ntemational Skydiving Center, by and 

tbro'tlgn its undersigned cmmseJ, and files this, its Notice of Appearance and Request for Heru:ing 

in the matters of the Final Notice of Proposed Civil Penalty, Case Nos. 2014WP1300!2 &: 

2014WP130023, wbichFinalNoticewas dated 1& December 2014. 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 in the 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 of each of the proposed civil penalties. 

We respectfully request that the hearing be held in Honolulu, Hawaii., and that it NOT be 

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, July 20 through JuJy 27. 

2015, sud August !OthroughAugust 18,201:5. 

OObert L. Feldman, Esquire 

Attomey for Pacific International Skydiving 

8900 SW 107"' Avenue 

Suite 203 

Miami, Florida33176 

Telephone: 305 - 598-4841 

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I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and co:rrect copy of the foregoing 1NilS sent this 

29th day of December 2014 to: DonBobertz, Esq., by fax (to 310-7:25-6816) and by Certified 

Mail to Office of Regional Counsel, A WP-7, Federal Aviation Administration, Westem-Pacifl,c 

Region, PO Box 92007, Los .Angeles, CA 90009-2007, ru·1d fhat the origirnll has been :fu:m.ished 

by Federal Ex:rn:ess, to Federal Aviation Administration, 600 Independence Avenue, S W, Wtlbur 

W1ight Building- Room 2W1000, Washington, DC 20591, Attention: Heari.ng Docket Clerk, 

AGC-430. 
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In the Matter of: 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION 

FAA DOCKET 

Pacific International Skydiving Center 

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Respondent 

FAA CASE NOS. 20l4WP130012 

and 2014WP1300:Z3 

JT.,DGE NOT ASSIGNED 

COMPLAINT 

The Complainant files its Complainto pursuant to Rule 208 of the Rule~ of Practice (14 

C.P.R. 13.208), and states as follows: 

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Respondent, Pacific International Skydiving Center, was advised through a Final Notice 

of Proposed 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 of Dillingham Airfield, Waialua, Haw>tii. 
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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 of Dillingham Airfield, Waialua, H<:waii. 

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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 of Dillingham 

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 of Dillingham 

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 of others. 
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m. 

By reason of the foregoing facts and circumstances, Respondent violated the following 

Sections orthe Federal Aviation Regulations (Tille 14, Code ofFedcral Regulations): 

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a. C.P.R. § 105.17: "No person may conduct a parachute operation, and no pilot in 

commm1d of an aircraft may allow a parachute operation to be conducted from 

that aircraft ... [flnto or tln·ough a cloud ... " 

b. 14 C.F.R. §9l.13(a): "No person may operate an aircraft in a careless <Jr reckless 

mmmer so as to endanger the life or property of m1other." 

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 of this case, a civil penalty of $55,000.00 is 

aopropriatc. 
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WHEREFORE, the Complainant, respectfully requests that the 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, 2014 
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

1 hereby 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 of the Complaint, 

addressed as to)lows: 

Robert L. Feldman, Esq_ 

8900 SW l 07'" Avenue, Suite 203 

Miami, FL 33176 

Facsimile: 305-598-4842 

Dated: Janmuy 7, 2015 

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Agne~e ~ 

Legal Technician 

Office of the Regional Counsel 

Federal Aviation Administration 

'Nestem-Pacit1c Region 

Lawndale, California 
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