Harrison Ford lands single-engine Aviat Husky plane on taxiway at John Wayne Airport, prompting FAA investigation, in Santa Ana, California

Modified Date: 
Fri, 03/24/2017 - 6:36pm
Accident Date: 
Sunday, February 12, 2017

Harrison Ford’s close call with passenger plane prompts FAA investigation

Air traffic controllers cleared Ford, who was piloting a single-engine Aviat Husky, to land on runway 20-L at the airport and Ford correctly read back the clearance, the source said.

Ford then landed on a taxiway that runs parallel to the runway and flew over a Boeing 737.

Reports: Harrison Ford has close call with passenger plane

The Star Wars actor who played the pilot of the Millennium Falcon could lose his pilot’s license after a near-miss at a California airport, according to media reports.

Harrison Ford says he was distracted when he flew over plane

Actor Harrison Ford said he was distracted and concerned about turbulence from another aircraft last month when he mistakenly landed on a taxiway at a Southern California airport after flying low over an airliner with 116 people aboard, according to an audio recording released Friday.

People Involved: 
Harrison Ford

Add new comment

To prevent automated s-p-a-m submissions leave this field empty.
CAPTCHA
This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions.
1 + 1 =
Solve this simple math problem and enter the result. E.g. for 1+3, enter 4.