Orval Fairbairn wrote:
In article ,
Charlie45 wrote:


So I spoke with an aviation attorney. He recommended that I hold off on
filing the NASA safety report at the moment. Given the situation and
that I really don't believe that I violated class Bravo it would not be
prudent to file the form until I receive the letter from the FAA. The
thought behind this is that I would be admitting to the violation if I
were to file the safety report. I will wait until I have the letter and
see what happens from there...


BAD ADVICE! File the report and keep the slip, as you have only 10 days
to file and receive immunity. ASRS maintains strict confidentiality, so
filing the report will not affect guilt or innocence.

If you receive the letter from FAA, you can respond that you filed the
ASRS report and, at worst, use that fact to "get out of jail for free."

If you wait for the letter, you cannot receive immunity, if it takes
more than 10 days from the event.

Also, I believe the act of filing an ASRS report cannot be used as a
basis for prosecuting you. Thus, the safety value of the report exceeds
the penal value.