Harrison Ford Involved in Scary Incident With Passenger Plane While Piloting

So scary!

Harrison Ford was reportedly involved in a scary incident with a passenger aircraft at a California airport while flying his private plane on Monday, Feb. 13, according to NBC News.

The outlet reports that the 74-year-old actor was instructed to land at John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California, but instead mistakenly aimed for a taxiway. His plane allegedly passed over the top of an American Airlines flight with 110 passengers and a six-person crew on board. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is currently investigating the case.

Harrison flying a plane in 2001.

FAA Public Affairs Manager Ian Gregor said in a statement to Us Weekly on Tuesday, February 14: “Air traffic controllers cleared the pilot of a single-engine Aviat Husky to land on Runway 20L at John Wayne Airport Monday afternoon. The pilot correctly read back the clearance. The pilot then landed on a taxiway that runs parallel to the runway, overflying a Boeing 737 that was holding short of the runway. The FAA is investigating this incident.”

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This isn’t the first time the Star Wars actor has faced troubles while pursuing his hobby for flying planes.

In March 2015, a small plane piloted by Harrison crash-landed on an LA golf course. At the time, he luckily made it out alive, but suffered a broken pelvis, ankle, and a few gashes to his head, and was bedridden at UCLA Medical Center for a few weeks after.

Harrison’s plane crash in March 2015.

After the life-threatening accident, reports surfaced that Harrison’s wife, Calista Flockhart, was begging her husband not to ever fly again.

“After the latest crash, she told him straight-out that she’d leave him if he flew again,” a friend shared at the time.

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He additionally crashed a helicopter in 1999 during a flight lesson. Just one year later, Harrison scraped the runway during an emergency landing at a Nebraska airport.

We really hope Harrison is doing okay this time around!

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