Accidents
DOT watchdog: FAA harassed pilot, contributing to accident
The inspector general of the DOT has recommended that the FAA take disciplinary action against two Kansas City FSDO officials whose “unwarranted” actions a

The inspector general of the DOT has recommended that the FAA take disciplinary action against two Kansas City FSDO officials whose “unwarranted” actions against the pilot of a Cessna CitationJet may have contributed to his fatal crash more than three years ago.

During a layover at Lambert Field/St. Louis International Airport (STL) that day, 54-year-old pilot Joseph Brinell confided to a corporate operator/friend that a supervisor at the FSDO “is trying to destroy me.” The friend said Brinell “wasn’t himself that day” and had  confessed to not sleeping for three days.

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