A San Diego man pleaded guilty Monday to federal charges related to twice landing his small private plane on San Clemente Island, a mostly barren strip of land about 70 miles west of San Diego that’s controlled by the U.S. Navy and under the command of Naval Base Coronado.

Andrew Kyle White, 37, pleaded guilty in Los Angeles federal court to a felony count of theft of government property and a misdemeanor count of illegal entry into a naval installation. As part of his plea, he agreed to give up and not renew his pilot’s license.

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White admitted that he landed his single-engine plane on an airstrip on the island without the Navy’s permission for the first time in October 2023. Despite signing a letter that warned him against landing on the island again and acknowledging

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