The Hollywood legend has had some close calls while piloting aircrafts over the years.
The Hollywood legend, now 77 years old, is known as an avid flier. He has had a few close calls while piloting planes over the years, though, and his latest one has brought on scrutiny from the FAA.
On April 24, Ford was flying an aircraft and told to hold short of a runway at Hawthorne Airport in South California because another plane was practicing landings. According toactor crossed the runway when the tower operator told him to do precisely the opposite. When Ford began accelerating, the operator became concerned, and Ford apologized for the error.
Han Solo in"Star Wars: The Force Awakens." The actor is an avid pilot and is under FAA investigation after improperly crossing a runway.Now, he is under investigation for this incident. A rep for the actor said in a statement,"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.
"The FAA investigators thought Ford was candid and forthright," the star's attorney, Stephen Hofer, told the"In closing the matter, the agency acknowledged Mr. Ford's long history of compliance with the federal aviation regulations and his cooperative attitude during the investigation."
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