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[ElectricBlanketFire]

Might be time for Harrison to hang up the pilot suit.

Actor Harrison Ford was involved in a potentially serious incident on Monday as he was piloting his private plane, a single engine Husky, NBC News has learned.

Ford, an experienced pilot who collects vintage planes, had been instructed to land on runway 20-L at John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California but mistakenly aimed for a taxiway instead. His plane passed over the top of an American Airlines 737 loaded with 110 passengers and a six-person crew.

The passenger plane, AA flight 1546, managed to depart safely for Dallas just minutes after the incident.

Ford, 74, was captured on air traffic control recordings asking, "Was that airliner meant to be underneath me?"

Air traffic controllers then informed Ford that he had landed on a taxiway rather than the runway.

Landing on a taxiway is a violation of Federal Aviation Administration safety rules.

 

[CountAntonius]

Was he doing a Kessel Run?

 

[RedShift]

Something something belongs in a museum

 

[Sapiens]

His pilots license belongs in a museum's nuclear fridge.

 

[Amagon]

Hate to say it, but at his age and track record with accidents, they should take away his license.

 

[Jarrod38]

Stay safe John Wayne Airport passengers.

 

[Veitsev]

AA flight 1546 should have known that Han lands first.

 

[BewareTheBatsie]

Bit late for the method acting for Han, Ford.

 

[Slayven]

 

[studyguy]

Harrison Ford crashed a helicopter in my city. So that's a thing.

 

[Matsukaze]

"Was that airliner meant to be underneath me?"

I would have loved to have seen the look on Ford's face when he asked this.

 

[Kayhan]

Han flew first.

Stay safe, TIE Fighters.

 

[Arkeband]

"Did I almost kill myself again?"

 

[bananafactory]

That's not runways work!

 

[Tom Nook]

He thought he is piloting the Millennium Falcon.

 

[BrassDragon]

 

[HP_Wuvcraft]

Was he doing a Kessel Run?

Got it before me.

 

[TheCochese]

Spoiler

/S

 

[RetroMG]

You won't be able to talk your way out of this one, Solo.

 

[Cat Party]

His pilots license belongs in a museum's nuclear fridge.

It's being investigated by top men.

TOP. MEN.

 

[Reverend Funk]

classic han

 

[Reptars Revenge]

Get off my taxi lane!!!

 

[adj_noun]

FAA: Get off your plane.

 

[DocSeuss]

I knew someone who had this happen to them, but they were in the Cessna 172 and the person who flew over was in the 737.

Bit scarier.

 

[GAMEPROFF]

Spoiler

/S

What was he asked about?

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

LOL

 

[CheesecakeRecipe]

Part time.

 

[FrankCanada97]

Did this happen at night or during the day?

 

[Broken Joystick]

Something something belongs in a museum

The plane or Ford?

 

[plasmasd]

If I could choose a way to die - Having Harrison Ford blow up my plane sounds loads better of dying of old age.

Imagine the gravestone.

 

[Zoe]

 

[Angry Grimace]

Spoiler

/S

I mean, I know this gif is popular, but it doesn't really make any sense here.

 

[Vampirolol]

Imagine if you were dying because of Harrison Ford. That would probably be the strangest death you could ever aspire to, like "man this sucks but hey, that's him!"

 

[DiipuSurotu]

 

[Acorn]

What was he asked about?

Who shot first.

I think.

 

[DoomGyver]

You'd think he'd know what a landing strip looks like by now.

 

[ahoyhoy]

Shoulda got off his plane.

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

Welp, there goes his license. Old age does that...

 

[Apt101]

I just love it that Han Solo is a pilot IRL.

Also glad that everyone was OK. I am guessing this kind of thing happens a lot.

 

[Strike]

It's probably best that we don't have flying cars.

 

[How About No]

I want to try to not make light of a serious incident that could have gotten people killed...but this is gonna be hard.

Try to act casual.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

You'd think he'd know what a landing strip looks like by now.

 

[NealMcCauley]

I would have loved to have seen the look on Ford's face when he asked this.

 

[Kayhan]

I just love it that Han Solo is a pilot IRL.

"I just love it that Harrison Ford is a pilot IRL"

"Would you fly on a plane piloted by Harrison ford?"

"Fuck no"

 

[Extra Sauce]

Please tell me traffic control advised against landing on the taxiway and Ford replied "Never tell me the odds!"

 

[PeskyToaster]

what's wrong with flying over it?

 

[Dirca]

Fly? No.
Land? No.

Old man needs his licence revoked...or atleast a wookie co-pilot.

 

[Makonero]

I'm waiting for the press conference.

"It's true. All of it."

 

[DarkKyo]

I mean, I know this gif is popular, but it doesn't really make any sense here.

It actually kind of does.
Basically old dude doesn't care and does what he wants.

Not saying that Ford actually doesn't care, but that's what this gif implies relative to the story.

 

[FrankCanada97]

For reference, this is what the airport approach looks like:

Ford was cleared to land on runway 20L (19L in this old picture).