Harrison Ford says an airport runway incident now beneath investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration happened as a result of he “misheard a radio instruction.”
The 77-year-old star, who’s an avid pilot, was working a aircraft at California’s Hawthorne Airport on April 24 when he crossed a runway whereas one other plane was touchdown.
“Mr. Ford crossed the airport’s solely runway in his plane after he misheard a radio instruction from [air traffic control],” Ford’s rep advised Web page Six in an announcement Wednesday. “He instantly acknowledged the error and apologized to ATC for the error. The aim of the flight was to take care of forex and proficiency within the plane.”
His rep added that nobody was injured within the incident and “there was by no means any hazard of a collision.”
The FAA confirmed that the 2 aircrafts had been roughly 3,600 toes away from one another on the time.
“The FAA is investigating an incident by which the pilot of an Aviat Husky taxied throughout the runway at Hawthorne Municipal Airport Friday afternoon whereas one other plane was performing a touch-and-go touchdown,” an FAA spokesperson advised CNN in an announcement.
The “Indiana Jones” star, who collects classic planes, has been concerned in various aviation incidents prior to now and was hospitalized in 2015 after making a compelled touchdown on a golf course.