Originally Posted by
GolfKilo
Purple is right...a NASA report is a "get out of jail" card. They can't touch you if you file a report within 24 hours of the incident, IF the incident is unintentional. Believe me, I know. I'm a retired FAA controller, now flying a CE550 Pt. 135. I keep a stack of those suckers in my flight bag! Good luck!
It's ten days for ASRS, and yes the FAA can touch you: Remedial Training, 709 ride, administrative letter of warning, administrative letter of correction, and a few others. They can even demand to revoke your certificate, which the sentence will be listed in your records, but will not require the actual surrender of the certificates due to the penalty waiver. It's a get-out-of-jail-almost-free program.