Actor Harrison Ford became famous in the 1970s when he starred as Han Solo, the pilot of the Millennium Falcon spaceship in “Star Wars.” It turns out that he is also an airplane pilot in real life. But over the years, his hobby has resulted in a series of accidents and near-accidents. The latest came earlier this week. Ford was trying to land his small airplane at an airport in southern California. Authorities at the airport said Ford received instructions from air traffic control. Ford then tried to land his plane. But he did not go to the correct part of the airport. He went to an area of the airport where large passenger airplanes wait to take off. And as he was landing, he almost ran into an American Airlines plane, with 116 people on board. News services reported that Ford asked air traffic control: “Was that airliner meant to be underneath me?” The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the incident.
Title: Actor Harrison Ford's Plane Just Misses Hitting Passenger Airplane
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data-end-time='32354'>But over the years, his hobby has resulted in a series of accidents and near-accidents.</span> <span data-start-time='32354' data-end-time='36292'>The latest came earlier this week.</span> <span data-start-time='36292' data-end-time='44208'>Ford was trying to land his small airplane at an airport in southern California.</span> <span data-start-time='44208' data-end-time='52542'>Authorities at the airport said Ford received instructions from air traffic control.</span> <span data-start-time='52542' data-end-time='57250'>Ford then tried to land his plane.</span> <span data-start-time='57250' data-end-time='62083'>But he did not go to the correct part of the airport.</span> <span data-start-time='62083' data-end-time='71292'>He went to an area of the airport where large passenger airplanes wait to take off.</span> <span data-start-time='71292' data-end-time='81417'>And as he was landing, he almost ran into an American Airlines plane, with 116 people on board.</span> <span data-start-time='81417' data-end-time='87208'>News services reported that Ford asked air traffic control:</span> <span data-start-time='87208' data-end-time='91458'>“Was that airliner meant to be underneath me?”</span> <span data-start-time='91458' data-end-time='98521'>The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the incident.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1692/ford_plane.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div 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