Harrison Ford investigated for latest aviation mishap

US actor Harrison Ford piloted a plane across a runway as another aircraft was taking off, aviation officials said Wednesday, confirming they have opened an investigation.

It is the latest aviation mishap for the 77-year-old “Indiana Jones” star and flying enthusiast, who misheard an air traffic instruction in the incident which did not result in any damage last Friday.

“The FAA is investigating an incident in which the pilot of an Aviat Husky taxied across the runway… while another aircraft was performing a touch-and-go landing,” the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement to AFP.

The planes were 3,600 feet apart during the incident at a Los Angeles county airport.

Ford had been told to stop as the other plane practiced landing and immediately taking off, but instead, he continued across the runway.

Ford mistakenly landed a plane of the same model on a taxiway instead of the runway, passing over a Boeing 737 with 110 passengers and six crew on board.

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