Examiners and inspectors near Avery County/Morrison Field 7A8
29 FAA designees are based within 50 nautical miles of Avery County/Morrison Field in Spruce Pine, North Carolina: 7 pilot examiners, 13 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 3 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 3 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 1 engineering representative, 1 training center examiner. The pilot examiners may test for private pilot (7), commercial and instrument (7), airline transport pilot (4), flight instructor (3), sport pilot (1), type ratings (1) in airplanes (7), multi-engine airplanes (4). Nearest first; "nm" is nautical miles from the airport to the designee's town.
Pilot examiners DPE · 7 · Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings
| Name | Town | nm | May test for | Works from | Telephone | FAA office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon NeSmith | Morganton, NC MRN | 20 | private pilot, commercial and instrument, sport pilot; airplanes | Foothills Regional Airport 3566 Morganton-Lenoir Airport Ave | (828) 638-5370 | [email protected] | CHARLOTTE FSDO EA-68 / CLT FSDO |
| Daniel Jonathan Moore | Elizabethton, TN 0A9 | 27 | private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes | Dan Moore Aero LLC 415 Highway 91, Suite 4 | (423) 647-4359 | [email protected] | NASHVILLE FSDO CE-19 / BNA FSDO |
| Gregory Collins | Rutherford, NC FQD | 36 | private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot; airplanes | Rutherford County Airport FBO 110 Marchman Fld Dr | (828) 460-3646 | [email protected] | CHARLOTTE FSDO EA-68 / CLT FSDO |
| David Alan Smith | Fletcher, NC AVL | 37 | private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes | 240 Wright Brothers Way | (828) 458-8484 | [email protected] | CHARLOTTE FSDO EA-68 / CLT FSDO |
| Eric R. Spicer | Blountville, TN TRI | 39 | private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes | TRI-Cities Airport 350 Aviation Drive | (423) 341-0220 | [email protected] | NASHVILLE FSDO CE-19 / BNA FSDO |
| Mark Robey | Blountville, TN TRI | 39 | private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes | Tri-Cities Aviation 253 Airport Circle | (931) 431-8119 | [email protected] | NASHVILLE FSDO CE-19 / BNA FSDO |
| Donald Johnson | Greeneville, TN GCY | 42 | private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes | SkyKnight Hangar 430 Airport Rd | (850) 333-4886 | [email protected] | ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA FSDO SO-09 / BHM FSDO |
Aviation medical examiners AME · 13 · Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold
| Name | Town | nm | Works from | Telephone | FAA office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pamela K Bartels | Marion, NC 9A9 | 14 | 2654 Airport Rd | (828) 442-3685 | [email protected] | Southern Region |
| Charles Davant | Blowing Rock, NC 7A8 | 18 | 8439 Valley Blvd | (828) 295-3116 | [email protected] | Southern Region |
| Osborne R Macguire | Lenoir, NC MRN | 22 | 2600 Galax Lane | (828) 758-9583 | [email protected] | Southern Region |
| Wayne O Smith | Elizabethton, TN 0A9 | 27 | Elizabethton Municipal Airport 415 TN-91 | (423) 430-9619 | [email protected] | Southern Region |
| Michael H Anders | Johnson City, TN 0A4 | 29 | Ballad Health Occupational Medicine-Wellness Center 200 Med Tech Parkway, Suite 108 | (423) 915-5033 | [email protected] | Southern Region |
| Nathanael J Tilghman | Hickory, NC HKY | 32 | 2850 Tate Blvd. SE | (828) 326-7000 | [email protected] | Southern Region |
| Richard W Hilliard | Jefferson, NC GEV | 40 | 125 Colvard Farm Road | (336) 846-2583 | [email protected] | Southern Region |
| Frank W Savage | Asheville, NC AVL | 41 | 1340-C Patton Ave | (704) 277-3558 | [email protected] | Southern Region |
| Kristen Marie Ranzenberger | Asheville, NC AVL | 41 | 1550 Hendersonville Rd, Ste 200 | (828) 505-7033 | [email protected] | Southern Region |
| Robert Inyeung Park | Asheville, NC AVL | 41 | ONE VANDERBILT PARK DRIVE, SUITE 150 | (828) 693-1773 | [email protected] | Southern Region |
| William John Horan | Asheville, NC AVL | 41 | 1069 Haywood Road | (828) 318-3284 | [email protected] | Southern Region |
| Jonathan Dale Blankenship | Kingsport, TN TRI | 45 | 105 W Stone Dr. Suite 1F | (423) 230-2420 | [email protected] | Southern Region |
| Samuel Breeding | Kingsport, TN TRI | 45 | HOLSTON MEDICAL GROUP 105 W. STONE DR., STE 1F | (423) 378-7865 | [email protected] | Southern Region |
Mechanic examiners DME · 1 · Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant)
| Name | Town | nm | Works from | Telephone | FAA office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Robert Watt | Shelby, NC EHO | 46 | COMPASS AVIATION 830 COLLEGE AVENUE | (704) 692-5529 | [email protected] | CHARLOTTE FSDO EA-68 / CLT FSDO |
Airworthiness representatives (maintenance) DAR-T · 3 · Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service
| Name | Town | nm | Works from | Telephone | FAA office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Darrell Daniel | Gray, TN TRI | 35 | 245 Sam Jenkins Rd | (423) 895-2013 | [email protected] | NASHVILLE FSDO CE-19 / BNA FSDO |
| Leslie Keith Sargent | Chuckey, TN GCY | 36 | 45 Huffaker Rd | (405) 206-0089 | [email protected] | NASHVILLE FSDO CE-19 / BNA FSDO |
| Michael Craig Lloyd | Kingsport, TN TRI | 39 | TRI CITY AVIATION, INC | (423) 325-6275 | [email protected] | NASHVILLE FSDO CE-19 / BNA FSDO |
Airworthiness representatives (manufacturing) DAR-F · 3 · Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts
| Name | Town | nm | Works from | Telephone | FAA office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark D Haycock | Black Mountain, NC 9A9 | 25 | 133 Galax Drive | (614) 477-6740 | [email protected] | Minneapolis CMS |
| Ramon Clyde Sentell | Johnson City, TN 0A4 | 29 | 501 E. Eighth Ave. | (423) 538-2834 | [email protected] | Atlanta CMS |
| John Garrett Friedrichs | Piney Flats, TN TRI | 34 | 4330 Summerfield Drive | (423) 439-9055 | [email protected] | Atlanta 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 | FAA office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark D Haycock | Black Mountain, NC 9A9 | 25 | 133 Galax Drive | (614) 477-6740 | [email protected] | Central Certification Branch; Flight Test and Human Factors Branch |
Training center examiners DCTO-E · 1 · Designee at a certificated training organisation
| Name | Town | nm | Works from | Telephone | FAA office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Forman | Hickory, NC HKY | 32 | 3101 9th Ave., NW Box 22 | (704) 965-5097 | [email protected] | Operations Support Branch |
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 North Carolina · by state.