Neil wrote:

I don't even understand why the
FAA threw that issue onto the pile, given the other charges.

Probably similar to the "Failure to keep right" (for those of us who
drive on the right) charge that police routinely stick on a driver
involved in an automobile accident where the driver's vehicle crossed
the divided line in the road.

But seriously, perhaps the real charge was something along the lines of
"failure to check all pertinant information including a standard
briefing," which some reporter took to mean failure to check weather.

--
Peter