Actor and celebrity pilot Harrison Ford is facing an investigation by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officials after misinterpreting an air traffic control operator’s commands and crossing an airport runway.
The Star Wars icon landed at Hawthorne Airport in Southern California on Friday and was asked to “hold short” on the runway due to other “traffic”.
However, Ford misheard the instructions and proceeded to cross the taxiway, as the tower operator angrily chastised him. In audio footage obtained by TMZ, the official snapped, “I didn’t tell you to get across that runway now.
I told you to hold short. You need to listen up.” Apologising for his mistake, the 77 year old replied, “Excuse me sir, I thought (you said) exactly the