Harrison Ford lands his aircraft on taxiway instead of runway

[norm]

Be interesting if a Muslim had done this in Trumps America. Cue immediate shutdown of all non-commercial air travel.

 

[Amp34]

2 crashes in 20 years? 1 of which was caused by engine failure + 1 incident of landing in the wrong place. It's hardly that bad, is it?

If you took driving licences off everyone who had 1 at-fault incident every 10 years, how many people would be left on the road?

I was going to say the same. From the article in the OP about the Golf Course incident.

Christian Fry of the Santa Monica Airport Association said it was "an absolutely beautifully executed emergency landing by an unbelievably well-trained pilot".

Film producer Ryan Kavanaugh, who also witnessed the accident from his office, told The Hollywood Reporter: "He literally had five seconds, and 99% of pilots would have turned around to go back to the runway and would have crashed."

 

[Thekwango]

What about all the young drivers who causes untold car accidents, should we remove their licenses because their young and stupid?

100% yes

 

[stewski]

I've edited the title to indicate that he actually landed on a Taxiway instead of the runway. Can't blame ATC for this, it's entirely down to Harrison Ford.

Not to be a fanboy, shouldnt there be an incident investigation (as there has been in the past) before delivering a conclusion?

 

[Kutter]

His flying is fine, you seem to forget he did the kessel run in 12 parsecs.

 

[Amp34]

His flying is fine, you seem to forget he did the kessel run in 12 parsecs.

Tbh if he flies anything like he flies the Millennium Falcon perhaps he should have his licence removed...!

 

[BluD]

I dont know how you can doubt his skill, have you not seen him listing lazily to the left. Not many captains could pull off a maneuver like that.

I think as long as hes tested regularly then its ok, maybe a eye test might be in order.

 

[ubersonic]

My boss was 76 and had an annual retest and physical to fly a helicopter.
States is probably different.

Is it not the same all over the world? IIRC most of the rules are laid out by the FAA and adhered to by other countries (hence why a plane from thirdworldia is allowed to fly to New York, because they know the pilots should be up to scratch and the plane should be serviceable).

 

[englishpremier]

It's like those old women that drive the wrong way down the motorway, except this was much safer. There was one large obstacle which he easily flew over. No drama.

 

[neodude]

I'd like to know where Air Traffic Control were during this. It's their job to assign land slots etc. You would think that they would have guided him in to a safe stretch of tarmac. Apparently not.

Not exactly sure what a "land slot" is but it's definitely not ATCs job to make sure that the pilot knows the difference between a runway and a taxiway.

 

[Sliver]

Not exactly sure what a "land slot" is but it's definitely not ATCs job to make sure that the pilot knows the difference between a runway and a taxiway.

Really? So Air Traffic Control do not control traffic in your world. Fascinating!

 

[agnes]

Blown out of proportion, he was given instructions, mistake was made, he noticed that he was on the wrong strip and took action.

It's a none issue.

 

[StriderX]

Non-issue?

If he had killed 110 people + himself, this wouldn't be the same thread.

 

[Tephnos]

Non-issue?

If he had killed 110 people + himself, this wouldn't be the same thread.

But he didn't so it's fine. With how skilled he is, I doubt he would have ever have hit the plane.

 

[Charlie Bravo]

Really? So Air Traffic Control do not control traffic in your world. Fascinating!

They give landing clearance, not a detailed explanation of which is the runway and which the taxiway. They have different markings and lights... pretty easy to tell the difference.

 

[silversurfer]

A cesna is not very large, people are possibly over thinking it. Big opps but Im not sure he was a threat if actually aware of his mistake at the time as there is so much space for a small aircraft.

 

[neodude]

Really? So Air Traffic Control do not control traffic in your world. Fascinating!

As stated already, they give a landing clearance. The Instrument Approaches aim to get a pilot to within visual range of the runway but unless it's a CATIII ILS Autoland then it's up to the pilot to decide which bit of tarmac to put it down on.

 

[Roar87]

Why is it when someone gets old people start blaming their age on mistakes, maybe he would've made the same mistake when he was 25, maybe not. You should know the reason for the mistake before you flippantly blame the fact he's in his 70's though.

 

[englishpremier]

How many times has someone's gran called them by their brother's name? That's why

 

[breadturbo]

Here you go, he was meant to land 20L (down the green line), he actually landed down the yellow line over the top of the 737 who was waiting for 20R.