"Richard Kaplan" wrote
made the mistake of noting that he never seems to hear of automobile
engines having catastrophic failures, but certified airplane engines
fail with depressing regularity. Next thing you know, he's written up

What is the relationship between this statement and his being written up?

Oh, I'm guessing the inspector took it as a slight against the FAA -
the implication being that FAA certification hasn't actually made our
airplanes any safer, and in fact has retarded progress. Thus he
decided to teach this pilot with a 'bad' attitude a lesson. Happens
more often than you might think.

Michael