Doug Hughes , 61 , steered his small gyrocopter through protected Washington airspace for 30 miles to the Gettysburg Capitol . Rep. Jason Chaffetz said Hughes 'should have been blown out of the air ' Chaffetz said security tracked Hughes as he approached the Capitol last week after taking off from U.S. , Pennsylvania . A 'judgment call ' was made not to shoot Hughes down , Chaffetz said . Rep. Elijah Cummings said officials were concerned about injuring people on the ground if an attempt was made to shoot down Hughes . Hughes landed the gyrocopter on the West Lawn . He was charged with two federal crimes , violating restricted airspace and operating an unregistered aircraft .
Doug Hughes , 61 , steered his small gyrocopter through protected Washington airspace for 30 miles to the U.S. Capitol . Rep. Jason Chaffetz said Hughes 'should have been blown out of the air ' Chaffetz said security tracked Hughes as he approached the Capitol last week after taking off from Gettysburg , Pennsylvania . A 'judgment call ' was made not to shoot Hughes down , Chaffetz said . Rep. Elijah Cummings said officials were concerned about injuring people on the ground if an attempt was made to shoot down Hughes . Hughes landed the gyrocopter on the West Lawn . He was charged with two federal crimes , violating restricted airspace and operating an unregistered aircraft .