Comment by refulgentis

Lets say a plane crew claims low fuel.

The pilot in charge has to file a writeup.

When someone accepts the writeup, there's a random chance it's selected for followup. If/when they discover there was enough fuel, it will affect the career(s) of person(s) involved.

First, generally, people don't like having to do paperwork, and especially don't like doing paperwork to help you land a little quicker.

While one time may not be a fireable offense, you will find you career affected in the number of ways people can find to be uncooperative with you, or not support you when you attempt to advance your career within the company.

Developing a habit would lead your interlocutors to escalate the situation, which would lead to discipline up to and including the company firing person(s) involved.