Airports · Somerset County · examiners in Pennsylvania · FAA locator read October 10, 2026

Examiners and inspectors near Somerset County 2G9

28 FAA designees are based within 50 nautical miles of Somerset County in Somerset, Pennsylvania: 4 pilot examiners, 9 aviation medical examiners, 4 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 1 engineering representative, 5 aircrew program designees, 2 training center examiners, 1 administrative pilot examiner. The pilot examiners may test for private pilot (4), commercial and instrument (3), flight instructor (2), sport pilot (1) in airplanes (3), multi-engine airplanes (1), gliders (1). Nearest first; "nm" is nautical miles from the airport to the designee's town.

Pilot examiners DPE · 4 · Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings

Name	Town	nm	May test for	Works from	Telephone	Email	FAA office
Charles Edward Sargent	Latrobe, PA LBE	23	private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes	148 Aviation Lane	(724) 513-7274	chuck.sargent@yahoo.com	ALLEGHENY FSDO EA-03 / AGC FSDO
Piet Edward Barber	Wiley Ford, WV CBE	28	private pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; gliders	Greater Cumberland Regional Airport 165 Terminal Loop	(703) 951-7438	pb@pietbarber.com	DELEGATION AND RESOURCE BRANCH, AFG-970
Richard Michael Morning	Altoona, PA AOO	35	private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes	110 41st St	(850) 516-5776	bertengineer@yahoo.com	ALLEGHENY FSDO EA-03 / AGC FSDO
Stanley Michael Shimkus	Irwin, PA 31D	39	private pilot, commercial and instrument, sport pilot; airplanes	14341 Roberta Dr	(704) 998-8430	smshimkus@comcast.net	ALLEGHENY FSDO EA-03 / AGC FSDO

Aviation medical examiners AME · 9 · Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold

Name	Town	nm	Works from	Telephone	Email	FAA office
Christopher Scott Poggi	Somerset, PA 2G9	0	277 NEILAN ROAD	(814) 443-3637	christopher.poggi@gmail.com	Eastern Region
Stephen Mills	Latrobe, PA LBE	23	100 Excela Health Drive, Suite 201	(724) 537-1435	stephen.mills@independence.health	Eastern Region
Jason Paul Rasefske	Blairsville, PA IDI	27	Indiana Regional Medical Center Urgent Care and Occupational Health 25 Colony Boulevard, Suite 101	(724) 459-1700	jprasefske@comcast.net	Eastern Region
Jeffrey Jay Bernstein	Westernport, MD 1W3	32	Mountain Laurel Medical Center 22221 Westernport Rd SW	(240) 774-0204	jjbernstein1@comcast.net	Eastern Region
Richard Scott Kaplan	Uniontown, PA VVS	35	675B Cherry Tree Lane	(724) 430-5319	rkaplan@umrpc.com	Eastern Region
Fernand Noel Parent	Monongahela, PA FWQ	39	426 WEST MAIN ST	(724) 258-7700	fnparentjr@comcast.net	Eastern Region
Brian Henry Huggins	Morgantown, WV MGW	48	453 Van Voorhis Rd.	(304) 598-5100	brian.h.huggins@gmail.com	Eastern Region
Charles Livingston Werntz	Morgantown, WV MGW	48	460 Mylan Park Lane	(304) 983-7766	cwerntz1@gmail.com	Eastern Region
Marcus Santiago Cervantes	Morgantown, WV MGW	48	390 Birch St.	(304) 293-3693	marcus.cervantes@hsc.wvu.edu	Eastern Region

Mechanic examiners DME · 4 · Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant)

Name	Town	nm	Works from	Telephone	Email	FAA office
Michael Frederick Basara	West Mifflin, PA AGC	45	Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics 5 Allegheny County Airport	(843) 484-2414	mbasara@pia.edu	COLUMBIA FSDO SO-13 / CAE FSDO
Randall Alan Reynolds	West Mifflin, PA AGC	45	Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics 5 Allegheny County Airport	(412) 419-4005	rreynolds@pia.edu	ALLEGHENY FSDO EA-03 / AGC FSDO
Thomas Scott Okeefe	West Mifflin, PA AGC	45	Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics 5 Allegheny County Airport	(412) 901-7670	tokeefe@pia.edu	ALLEGHENY FSDO EA-03 / AGC FSDO
Patrick Edward Buono	Finleyville, PA G05	47	Saint Francis University 125 Airport Road	(724) 344-4702	patrickbuono125@gmail.com	ALLEGHENY FSDO EA-03 / AGC FSDO

Airworthiness representatives (maintenance) DAR-T · 1 · Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service

Name	Town	nm	Works from	Telephone	Email	FAA office
Gary Bruce Potochnik	Acme, PA P45	20	783 W MOUNTIAN VIEW RD	(724) 875-7640	garyp@av-essentials.com	ALLEGHENY FSDO EA-03 / AGC FSDO

Airworthiness representatives (manufacturing) DAR-F · 1 · Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts

Name	Town	nm	Works from	Telephone	Email	FAA office
Gary Bruce Potochnik	Acme, PA P45	20	783 W Mountain View Rd	(724) 875-7640	garyp@av-essentials.com	New Cumberland CMS

Engineering representatives DER-T · 1 · Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf

Name	Town	nm	Works from	Telephone	Email	FAA office
Brian Winfield Millard	Portage, PA 9G8	27	778 Popish Road	(814) 254-2898	bmillard@winaerotech.com	East Certification Branch

Aircrew program designees APD · 5 · Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots

Name	Town	nm	Works from	Telephone	Email	FAA office
Barry Gorman	Johnstown, PA JST	19	SKYWEST CHARTER JST 469 AIRPORT RD STE 103	(559) 999-5000	barry@rjpilot.com	ALLEGHENY FSDO EA-03 / AGC FSDO
George Paul Janigian	Johnstown, PA JST	19	Johnstown Cambria County Airport 469 Airport Road, Suite 101	(678) 523-0479	gpj0819@bellsouth.net	ALLEGHENY FSDO EA-03 / AGC FSDO
Graham Hall Gordon	Johnstown, PA JST	19	469 Airport Rd, Ste 103	(913) 832-7954	graham.gordon@flyswc.com	ALLEGHENY FSDO EA-03 / AGC FSDO
MARK Stephen LEKIC	Johnstown, PA JST	19	SkyWest Charter, LLC 469 Airport Road, Suite 103	(801) 361-8253	mylifeismach4@gmail.com	ALLEGHENY FSDO EA-03 / AGC FSDO
Michael Mestemacher	Johnstown, PA JST	19	Tri-State Charter, LLC 469 Airport Road, Suite 101	(904) 537-7335	mmeste1@att.net	ALLEGHENY FSDO EA-03 / AGC FSDO

Training center examiners DCTO-E · 2 · Designee at a certificated training organisation

Name	Town	nm	Works from	Telephone	Email	FAA office
Gregory Retallick	Latrobe, PA LBE	23	148 Aviation Ln., Ste 102	(724) 541-7660	gregory.retallick@midwestatcs.com	Operations Support Branch
James Newton	morgantown, WV MGW	48	110 Hart Field Rd.	(315) 767-1329	mgwfct@midwestatcs.com	Operations Support Branch

Administrative pilot examiners Admin-PE · 1 · Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests

Name	Town	nm	Works from	Telephone	Email	FAA office
Barbara George	Johnston, PA JST	18	220 Innovation Lane	(717) 580-5282	b.a.george@comcast.net	ALLEGHENY FSDO EA-03 / AGC FSDO

Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. A designee's functions are the FAA's own codes (DPE-PE-ASEL is a pilot examiner for the private certificate in single-engine airplanes), spelled out here for pilot examiners. Click a column heading to sort. All designees in Pennsylvania · by state.