US Express (PDT) pilot accused of reckless flying

[Dont call me Shirley]

There are, of course, two sides to every story; but this looks pretty bad...
 
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2014/08/04/pilot-buzzed-mall-faa-investigation/13569651/?2121



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FAA probe shows pilot buzzed mall, home at 500 feet
USA TODAY NETWORKVanessa Junkin, The Daily Times (Salisbury, Md.)2:47 p.m. EDT August 4, 2014

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US Airways passenger Flight 4343 was on its way to the Salisbury-Ocean City: Wicomico Regional Airport when a rapid descent caused the flight attendant to look out the window.

What she saw was scary. The plane was low, and it was going fast.=1
 
 
 

 

[Dont call me Shirley]

Not good.
 
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2014/08/04/pilot-buzzed-mall-faa-investigation/13569651/?sf29380648=1

FAA probe shows pilot buzzed mall, home at 500 feet
 
US Airways passenger Flight 4343 was on its way to the Salisbury-Ocean City: Wicomico Regional Airport when a rapid descent caused the flight attendant to look out the window.
What she saw was scary. The plane was low, and it was going fast.
"My brain went into emergency/evacuation mode," flight attendant Charlene Helgason said, according to a record of her phone interview with Federal Aviation Administration officials.

 

[Harry Callahan]

If it's going to the media why so long ? This is 2012 story,
 
Harry

 

[autofixer]

If it's going to the media why so long ? This is 2012 story,
 
Harry

I hate when that happens!

 

[Dont call me Shirley]

Sorry for the double posting:  did not mean to do that.  Didn't realize it the USA Today story was so ut of date/  Double ooops.   
 
Does anyone know the final outcome?   I can see some silly general aviation pilot doing this, but an ATP?

 

[Kev3188]

I received it in a flight safety newsletter in subscribe to as well. Can't remember what development made this new news... W/o looking, I think it took this long for the FOIA request to go through?

 

[Dont call me Shirley]

It gets more interesting...
http://sbynews.blogspot.com/2014/03/a-salisbury-news-exclusive-salisbury.html
 
 
 
 
http://www.wboc.com/story/26186048/pilots-license-revoked-after-flight-over-md-home-and-mall

 

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