Posted on 04/29/2020 6:36:29 PM PDT by EdnaMode
Harrison Ford is under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration after once again experiencing an aviation mishap.
Last week, the Star Wars actor, 77, was piloting a plane in Los Angeles when he crossed a runway at Hawthorne Airport, despite receiving radio instructions to stay back as another aircraft was landing.
Ford released a statement obtained by EW on Wednesday, saying the "runway incursion" was due to his misunderstanding of the orders and that luckily, no one was harmed.
"Mr. Ford crossed the airport's only runway in his aircraft after he misheard a radio instruction from ATC. He immediately acknowledged the mistake and apologized to ATC for the error," a representative for the actor said in the statement. "The purpose of the flight was to maintain currency and proficiency in the aircraft. No one was injured and there was never any danger of a collision."
A spokesperson for the FAA told EW the two planes were about 3,600 feet apart at the time.
"The FAA is investigating an incident in which the pilot of an Aviat Husky taxied across the runway at Hawthorne Municipal Airport Friday afternoon while another aircraft was performing a touch-and-go landing," the FAA spokesperson said.
This is not the first time Ford, an experienced pilot, has run into problems while flying. In 2017, he mistakenly landed his plane on a taxiway at the wrong Southern California airport, flying directly over an airliner that was preparing for takeoff.
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Does Ford bring along Joe Biden when he flies?
You fly too close to a Star or bounce too close to a Supernova and that would end your trip real quick wouldn't it?
He should sign up Sleepy Joe as his navigator.
Joe, Joe! Where are the taxi ways at LAX?
LAX? I thought we were at Burbank?
Burbank? We took off for Burbank heading for LAS!
So how the hell did we end up at LAX?
I don’t know. I thought you knew!!
COVID-19 close call?
Yup. FAA should have jerked his ticket a long time ago.
Flying without Chewy is a big mistake
somebody should call Kylo.
He’s a habitual drunk pilot at this point
Revoke this worthless old liberal’s pilot license before he kills innocents.
Oh wait! Let me guess, its a green plane that is powered by unicorn farts right? Right?
Because otherwise, he’s just another Hollywood Hypocrite running his trap about global warming while living an extremely high carbon lifestyle himself.
He’s a habitual drunk pilot at this poi, if not a drunk, a senile one, who should not be a pilot!
Another alcohol influenced flight gaffe?
Don’t get cocky kid.
Harrison Ford needs to remember this maxim:
“There are old pilots and there are bold pilots. But there are no old, bold pilots.”
Yet this guy throws his stupid politics in everyone’s face.
Flying is a perishable skill.
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