FAA Said Last Month That The Status Of The Request Was 'Search And Review'

The FAA was supposed to have responded to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request from Skydive Myrtle Beach to the FAA seeking documentation of 112 safety complaints against the company by February 2. But no documents have been delivered.

The Grand Strand Daily reports that the Skydiving company was shut down last year by the Horry County, SC Department of Airports based on a 73 page report from the FAA that cited the 112 complaints against the company, but did not include any specifics. The Skydive company first attempted to get the supporting documentation from the county, but was told the FAA report was the only information they had. So Skydive Myrtle Beach turned to the FAA with two FOIA request to see the specific documents. The first was rejected as being "too broad" ... but the second was accepted.

So far there has been no response, and no explanation from the agency as to why it has not produced the underlying complaint documents.

On January 21, FAA representative Duke Taylor sent an email to Skydive Myrtle Beach owner Aaron Holly saying that the agency had until February 2 to provide a response to the FOIA request. But the agency has been NORDO on the issue since.

Grand Strand Daily reports that Skydive Myrtle Beach officials and their attorney scheduled a meeting with SC Attorney General Alan Wilson to provide him with the information about the FOIA request, and the agency's lack of response.

(Image provided by Skydive Myrtle Beach)

FMI: www.horrycounty.org/Departments/Airports.aspx, www.facebook.com/SkydiveMyrtleBeach, www.faa.gov