Originally Posted by
USMCFLYR
I'm sure both were involved - certainly both in the mishap investigation, but much of what you were describing as happened to the pilot with the certificates and such is the purview of the FAA, not the NTSB. I thought there might have been something else going on but I think that you just mis-spoke in your previous post.
Not exactly, if it goes as far as an NTSB hearing, the NTSB judge could have ordered his certificate revoked/suspended. It's happened before where the NTSB judge orders something far beyond what the FAA was even asking for, based on the case/evidence/testimony. It can go both ways if it goes that far, a ruling in favor of the airman and the entire FAA case dropped, or a ruling of action exceeding what the FAA thought they were "safe" asking for.