Well I wanted to update the board as to the current status of this matter. At this point she has received a letter from the FAA regional counsel. They have proposed a 180 day suspension. She did file her NASA form in a timely manner and her AOPA attorney has sent a copy of te strip along with a letter detailing the cirumstances to the FAA.
He feels it is a toss up as to weather or not they are going to argue that her actions were deliberate and as such the NASA form should not apply. If this happens she, ofcourse, intends to appeal the matter to a NTSB hearing and she if she can get a better outcome. I have talked to a few others that have gone to NTSB hearings (for non-related matters) and they have all said that the pilot is really given the benefit of the doubt by the Admin Judge and unless there was a true disregard for the regulations or unless their actions were reckless they usually side with the pilot and strongly warn them to be more cautious in the future.
Does anyone else have any info on the vibe in these NTSB hearings?