Examiners and inspectors near Sumter Airport SMS
14 FAA designees are based within 50 nautical miles of Sumter Airport in Sumter, South Carolina: 5 pilot examiners, 6 aviation medical examiners, 3 airworthiness representatives (maintenance). The pilot examiners may test for private pilot (5), commercial and instrument (4), airline transport pilot (2), flight instructor (4), sport pilot (2), type ratings (2) in airplanes (5), multi-engine airplanes (2), gliders (1). Nearest first; "nm" is nautical miles from the airport to the designee's town.
Pilot examiners DPE · 5 · Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings
| Name | Town | nm | May test for | Works from | Telephone | FAA office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Robert Burbank | Camden, SC CDN | 20 | private pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, gliders | Camden FBO 2203 Airline Dr | (352) 223-2883 | franklinburbank@aol.com | COLUMBIA FSDO SO-13 / CAE FSDO |
| Joe Daniel Rogers | Florence, SC FLO | 34 | private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, type ratings, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes | FBO 500 S McCall Blvd | (843) 250-5111 | jdrogers9878@gmail.com | COLUMBIA FSDO SO-13 / CAE FSDO |
| William Porcher Dubose | Columbia, SC CAE | 38 | private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes | Hamilton-Owens Columbia Downtown Airport 1400 Jim Hamilton Bvd, Office 135 | (803) 256-3544 | info@scdpe.com | COLUMBIA FSDO SO-13 / CAE FSDO |
| Timothy Wayne Mitchell | Lexington, SC CAE | 45 | private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, type ratings, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes | 202 PENFOLDS COURT | (803) 920-9859 | mitchelltim80@gmail.com | COLUMBIA FSDO SO-13 / CAE FSDO |
| Jeanette Renee Hibpshman | Pelion, SC 6J0 | 46 | private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes | Lexington County Airport, Terminal Building 106 Airport Road | (803) 298-9175 | jrhibpshman@gmail.com | COLUMBIA FSDO SO-13 / CAE FSDO |
Aviation medical examiners AME · 6 · Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold
| Name | Town | nm | Works from | Telephone | FAA office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Allen Yeakel | Columbia, SC CAE | 38 | 3321 Forest Drive, Suite 4 | (803) 312-2592 | cyeakel@sc.rr.com | Southern Region |
| Robert Bruce Borucki | Columbia, SC CAE | 38 | AEROMED, LLC 3321 Forest Drive, SUITE 4 | (803) 661-9519 | drlipo@hotmail.com | Southern Region |
| Robert Erik Hartvigsen | Columbia, SC CAE | 38 | 100 Wildewood Park Drive | (803) 736-0745 | ehartvigsen@aol.com | Southern Region |
| Thomas Jefferson Holbrook | Columbia, SC CAE | 38 | 2917 Roosewood Drive | (803) 673-3342 | tholbrook86@gmail.com | Southern Region |
| Dion Franga | Orangeburg, SC OGB | 41 | 3045 St. Matthew’s Road | (803) 747-7243 | dionfranga@gmail.com | Southern Region |
| Roger Griggs | Chapin, SC FDW | 49 | 1612 Chapin Rd | (803) 756-1612 | kevin@griggs.me | Southern Region |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Blackwell | Columbia, SC CAE | 38 | 3010 VILLAGE CREEK DR | (803) 609-1182 | carolina.aircraft@yahoo.com | COLUMBIA FSDO SO-13 / CAE FSDO |
| Mark Alan Schneider | Columbia, SC CAE | 38 | 231 Clermont Lakes Drive | (954) 661-6275 | masv35@aol.com | COLUMBIA FSDO SO-13 / CAE FSDO |
| Joseph Scott Camp | Chapin, SC FDW | 49 | 132 Rum Gully Lane | (803) 629-6308 | jcamp7726@bellsouth.net | COLUMBIA FSDO SO-13 / CAE 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 South Carolina · by state.