Radio transmissions in the USA are supposed to be governed by the FCC. Point, as the OP posted the operator "saved the plane". Question, did the operator hold a FCC liscence? They are easy to obtain. 20 years ago it was a common requirement for an A&P though antiquated as are the laws in the EU, now to my understanding I operate on HF,VHF etc under the airlines operating cert.
Why kill the messenger?
Now abuse of this authority can be followed up on