--- title: Harrison Ford: See His Controversial Private Plane Landing description: Footage of Harrison Ford’s plane flying overtop a jetliner with 110 passengers shows just how close the Star Wars actor came to disaster canonical: https://time.com/4678485/harrison-ford-controversial-landing-video/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-02-22T14:43:45.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T03:27:25.690Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Watch Harrison Ford Fly Over an Airplane Before His Controversial Landing og:description: He flew his aircraft close to a taxiing American Airlines plane og:url: https://time.com/4678485/harrison-ford-controversial-landing-video/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte04365f294279788/6988bb4e8fd2ee3d79355df1/harrison-ford-plane1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: People-Harrison Ford og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Harrison Ford Fly Over an Airplane Before His Controversial Landing twitter:description: He flew his aircraft close to a taxiing American Airlines plane twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte04365f294279788/6988bb4e8fd2ee3d79355df1/harrison-ford-plane1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch the Moment Harrison Ford Flew Over an Airplane Before His Controversial Landing > Sponsored content. 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Harrison Ford opens the door on his plane for Jodie Gawthorp, of Westchester, Ill., who was selected to fly with Ford, at the Experimental Aircraft Associations AirVenture air show at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wis., on July 28, 2016.Joe Sienkiewicz—AP by [Stephanie Petit / People](https://time.com/author/people/) ## Stephanie Petit / People Contributor Feb 22, 2017 2:43 PM UTC Footage of [Harrison Ford](http://people.com/tag/harrison-ford/)’s plane flying overtop a jetliner with 110 passengers shows just how close the _Star Wars_ actor came to disaster during his controversial landing last week. On Feb. 13, the 74-year-old actor [flew his private aircraft close](http://people.com/celebrity/harrison-ford-involved-in-plane-incident/) to a taxiing plane after mistakenly landing in a taxiway instead of the runway, according to authorities. The Federal Aviation Administration is now investigating the landing at John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California. Experts say he could lose his pilot’s license. In newly released video of the incident, Ford’s small, single-engine yellow plane is seen coming in from the right side of the frame, casting its shadow over the American Airlines departing flight narrowly below it. Ford was [reportedly captured](http://people.com/celebrity/harrison-ford-involved-in-plane-incident/) on air traffic control recordings asking, “Was that airliner meant to be underneath me?” Air traffic control then informed the actor that he inadvertently landed on a taxiway with awaiting aircraft instead of the runway he was instructed to head toward. In audio released last week, the actor was [heard making mistakes](http://people.com/movies/harrison-ford-air-traffic-controller-audio-says-hes-in-helicopter-before-controversial-landing/) during radio communication with air traffic control in the minutes leading up to his close call. He responded to the control tower by fumbling his words and telling them that he was flying a helicopter rather than his single-engine plane. The American Airlines pilots were aware of the incident, prompting the airline to alert the FAA and NTSB. A spokesperson confirmed the FAA is [opening an investigation](http://people.com/celebrity/harrison-ford-involved-in-plane-incident/) into the incident. “The FAA considers that a very major violation of the federal air regulations. They are going to go after him basically to take his license away. Fortunately for him, no one was hurt,” Captain Ross Aimer, a retired United Airlines pilot and CEO of [Aero Consulting Experts](http://www.aeroconsultingexperts.com/), [tells PEOPLE](http://people.com/celebrity/aviation-expert-on-harrison-ford-plane-incident/). (Aimer is not involved in the investigation.) A rep for the actor has not commented. Captain Ross Aimer, a retired United Airlines pilot and CEO of Aero Consulting Experts, told PEOPLE, “The FAA considers that a very major violation of the federal air regulations. They are going to go after him basically to take his license away. Fortunately for him, no one was hurt.” Aimer is not involved in the investigation. Ford would be able to contest any penalty levied by the FAA, Aimer said. Ford was [seen boarding a plane](http://people.com/celebrity/harrison-ford-takes-captain-seat-of-jet-just-days-after-latest-flying-incident/) at the Santa Monica Airport on Thursday, just days after the incident. Joined by a co-pilot, he took the captain’s seat of the Cessna 680 two-engine jet. Ford has been involved in several piloting accidents in the past. The most serious was in 2015, when he [crash-landed](http://people.com/celebrity/harrison-ford-plane-crash-actor-in-stable-condition/) at a Santa Monica golf course after encountering engine trouble. Ford, who was flying a yellow vintage fighter plane, suffered a broken arm and lacerations to his scalp. _This_ [_article_](http://people.com/movies/harrison-ford-near-plane-crash-video-footage-released-watch/) _originally appeared on_ [_People.com_](http://www.people.com) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4678485/harrison-ford-controversial-landing-video/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4678485/harrison-ford-controversial-landing-video/"},"headline":"Watch the Moment Harrison Ford Flew Over an Airplane Before His Controversial Landing","datePublished":"2017-02-22T14:43:45.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T03:27:25.690Z","description":"He flew his aircraft close to a taxiing American Airlines plane","url":"https://time.com/4678485/harrison-ford-controversial-landing-video/","keywords":["celebrities","Aviation","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte04365f294279788/6988bb4e8fd2ee3d79355df1/harrison-ford-plane1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Stephanie Petit / People"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte04365f294279788/6988bb4e8fd2ee3d79355df1/harrison-ford-plane1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"People-Harrison Ford","caption":"People-Harrison Ford","creditText":"Joe Sienkiewicz—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/celebrities/","name":"celebrities"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4678485/harrison-ford-controversial-landing-video/","name":"Watch the Moment Harrison Ford Flew Over an Airplane Before His Controversial Landing"}}]}] ```