For my two cents, sit down and strap in.. .. .This issue of criminal penalty for honest mistakes is the issue. Who among us wants to go to prison for overshooting an approach and landing hard? How about getting a bit lost and putting down in a rough spot?. .. .Consider that about 2/3 of all accidents are pilot error should make us think about this in a different way. The mechanic in this case flew his family in the machine after the repair, he stepped up to his mistake without hesitation, and he has expressed nothing but regret.. .. .He is no criminal, and retribution is not justice. Let he who has not made a mistake cast the first stone.