License pulled for medical deficiency??

[RogerT]

An aquaintance on another forum said that the FAA had sent him a letter suspending his pilot certificate for a detached retina from several concussions. I think this was some time ago .. not recent. Now I can see them pulling a medical cert if they're aware of a deficiency .. but the pilot certificate? I would think something like that could result from you getting caught flying during a medical deficiency .. not just for the deficiency itself.

What's the scoop?

RT

 

[Unitedcap]

sounds like he failed to disclose the concussions? Wonder how they found out about them?

 

[Unitedcap]

can you attach the other forums link?

 

[poadeleted20]

Without knowing the specifics of the case, there's no way to know what the "scoop" is. However, I agree with Unitedcap that it is highly unlikely that it happened as you said. The most likely truth is that either the pilot disclosed the condition in a timely manner and did not violate 61.53 in the interim, but the medical certificate was revoked upon the disclosure, or the pilot either failed to disclose on a medical application (violating 61.59) or violated 61.53 by flying with a disqualifying condition, and the pilot certificate was revoked.