"Jesse Wright" wrote in message
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Just had a thought... could the two pilots who busted the DC restricted
airspace avoid a certificate action by filing an ASRS report? Here's
my thought process on this.

Was the violation inadvertant? Probably so. From the limited reports
that I have seen, they were aware of the restricted zones and they had
a plan to navigate around them. They just were unable or did not
follow their planned route. Did the violation cause an accident? No.
Probably the gotcha will be committing a criminal offense. White House
+ Fighter Jet + People Running Chaotically Through DC = You're S.O.L.
I'm sure that there is some sort of criminal negligence involved,
although I don't specifically know what they would be charged with.

But, could they still keep there licenses?

The AP is reporting that since the incursion was inadvertent, no charges are
being filed. In the absence of any other source of culpability, merely
getting lost cannot be a criminal offense. If they file ASRS reports on
time, and have not been found to have violated other FARs within the past
five years, then they have guaranteed immunity against any civil penalties
or license suspensions. If they sell their story to the infotainment
industry, they could even come out ahead on the whole deal.

--Gary