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Examiners and inspectors near Wilmington International ILM

14 FAA designees are based within 50 nautical miles of Wilmington International in Wilmington, North Carolina: 2 pilot examiners, 7 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 2 training center examiners. The pilot examiners may test for private pilot (1), commercial and instrument (1), airline transport pilot (1), flight instructor (1) in airplanes (1), multi-engine airplanes (1), seaplanes (1). Nearest first; "nm" is nautical miles from the airport to the designee's town.

Pilot examiners DPE · 2 · Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings

NameTownnmMay test forWorks fromTelephoneEmailFAA office
David Allen LackeyWilmington, NC ILM0private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanesKILM Aero Center 1830 Flight Line Rd(704) 202-2610aeroheadpe@gmail.comDELEGATION AND RESOURCE BRANCH, AFG-970
Stephen Lynn HendersonSouthport, NC SUT20instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates 4015 Airport Rd SE(360) 904-9078stevelhenderson6@gmail.comDELEGATION AND RESOURCE BRANCH, AFG-970

Aviation medical examiners AME · 7 · Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold

NameTownnmWorks fromTelephoneEmailFAA office
Deborah Sperling HessWilmington, NC ILM0 1202 Medical Center Dr(901) 341-3389deborah.sperling@gmail.comSouthern Region
John Mearnswilmington, NC ILM0Vertical Medical Group, PLLC 7741 Market Street, Suite E(910) 239-8632jfmearns@gmail.comSouthern Region
John Willard CromerWilmington, NC ILM0 4837 Carolina Beach Road, Suite 205(910) 800-1860johncromermd@gmail.comSouthern Region
Joshua Ward SawyerWilmington, NC ILM0Vertical Medical Group, PLLC 7741 Market St, Suite E(910) 239-8632joshua.w.sawyer@gmail.comSouthern Region
William Alexander NewsomSouthport, NC SUT20 905 N. Howe St.(910) 457-5657wnewsom14@gmail.comSouthern Region
Daniel Michael RicciWallace, NC ACZ27 P.O. BOX 968, 207 EAST MURPHY ST(910) 285-6770dmriccimd@gmail.comSouthern Region
David M WeitzmanN Myrtle Beach, SC CRE46 1016 2nd Ave N, Suite 203(843) 222-5395david.weitzman.md@gmail.comSouthern Region

Mechanic examiners DME · 2 · Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant)

NameTownnmWorks fromTelephoneEmailFAA office
Michelle Lee DolinKenansville, NC DPL44Jet Techs, LLC 245 Airport Road(336) 953-3058b25michelle@gmail.comGREENSBORO FSDO EA-39 / GSO FSDO
Ronald Earl PrinceKenansville, NC DPL44Jet Techs 245 Airport Road(919) 738-7566apfixer.rp@gmail.comGREENSBORO FSDO EA-39 / GSO FSDO

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

NameTownnmWorks fromTelephoneEmailFAA office
Christopher McphersonWilmington, NC ILM0 1926 Hallmark Lane(910) 523-6678sgtmac1965@me.comGREENSBORO FSDO EA-39 / GSO FSDO

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

NameTownnmWorks fromTelephoneEmailFAA office
Ryan ClagettRichlands, NC OAJ40 264 Albert Ellis Airport Rd(619) 609-6643ryan.clagett@yahoo.comOperations Support Branch
Scott James SillNorth Myrtle Beach, SC CRE49 1500 W 33rd Ave South(860) 817-0194scott.j.sill@gmail.comOperations 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.