Actor and avid pilot Harrison Ford has been involved in an accident two years ago which caused him to be hospitalized. On Monday, Ford is involved in a more serious aviation incident.
Ford Is An Experienced Pilot And Collector Of Vintage Planes
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has not identified who the pilot are yet while they are investigating the incident. According to NBC News, Ford, an experienced pilot and collector of vintage planes, was instructed to land on runway 20-L at John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California, but mistakenly aimed for a taxiway instead.
The plane passed over the top of an American Airlines 737 carrying 110 passengers and a six-person crew. It has been reported that Ford can be heard on air traffic control recordings asking: "Was that airliner meant to be underneath me?" The controllers replied by telling the actor that he had landed on a taxiway instead of the designated runway, which is a violation of FAA safety rules.
The Actor Has Been Involved In Multiple Flying Incidents
This incident prompted the FAA to conduct an investigation, and this could result in a simple warning letter to a suspension of Ford's pilot's license. The National Transportation Safety Board is now gathering information about the incident, and they also did not specify whether Ford really was the pilot.
According to The Washington Post, Ford is an experienced pilot, but he has been involved in several incidents. In 1999, he crash-landed a helicopter during a flight session in Ventura, and the following year, his Beechcraft Bonanza scraped the runway during an emergency landing at Nebraska's Lincoln Municipal Airport. In 2015. More so, his World War II era airplane crash-landed on a Santa Monica, California golf course due to engine failure.
The actor is very passionate about flying, saying aviation helped him reinvent his life. In 2010, he was honored with the Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy, one of aviation's highest honors from the National Aeronautic Association.
