Harrison Ford survives crash of WWII vintage plane on Calif. golf course

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'Battered' Harrison Ford survives crash landing on southern California golf course

Actor Harrison Ford was in fair-to-moderate condition late Thursday after his two-seater plane crash-landed on a golf course in Venice, Calif. shortly after he reported engine failure and told air-traffic controllers he was returning to the airport.
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Ford has been a licensed pilot for nearly 30 years. From a pilot's perspective, he did an outstanding job getting this plane on the ground in survivable condition, avoiding a nearby housing subdivision and potential on-the-ground casualties. Not bad for a 72-year-old actor!

'Course, he's been through this before. A helicopter in which he was practicing power recovery autorotations lost power and "bounced" before rolling over. That was in 1999. He is rated for single-and multi-engine planes, instrument flight and rotary wing (helicopters).
 
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Viligant_Warrior said:
Ford has been a licensed pilot for nearly 30 years. From a pilot's perspective, he did an outstanding job getting this plane on the ground in survivable condition, avoiding a nearby housing subdivision and potential on-the-ground casualties. Not bad for a 72-year-old actor!

'Course, he's been through this before. A helicopter in which he was practicing power recovery autorotations lost power and "bounced" before rolling over. That was in 1999. He is rated for single-and multi-engine planes, instrument flight and rotary wing (helicopters).
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That's too bad. Sounds like he's not quite out of the woods yet either. Hope he makes a good recovery.
 
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Not really a good pilot. A good landing is one you can walk away from. A great landing is one where you can use the airplane over again.

His vintage airplane is a trainer type aircraft. I suggest he does not log enough hours to stay current and likely is too casual with his equipment and his piloting skills.

He was simply lucky as were the folks in the area on the ground.

There are three basic rules in flying that are not to be violated. 1. Never hit the ground. 2. Never hit the ground. and 3. Never hit the ground.

In this case he was lucky because he was not all that good.

For the cause of Christ
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notuptome said:
Not really a good pilot. A good landing is one you can walk away from. A great landing is one where you can use the airplane over again.

His vintage airplane is a trainer type aircraft. I suggest he does not log enough hours to stay current and likely is too casual with his equipment and his piloting skills.
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Actually, the fact the plane glided in and is mostly intact is a great testimony to his doing exactly what the situation called for. He executed the necessary maneuvers, and, when it became apparent he had not gained enough initial altitude to bring the plane back into the airport, he examined his terrain and found the area he could put the aircraft down on without extensive damage, injury, or loss of life. If he didn't have enough hours in the plane, he could have never accomplished all that.

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There are three basic rules in flying that are not to be violated. 1. Never hit the ground. 2. Never hit the ground. and 3. Never hit the ground.
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Rules 1, 2, and 3 are not always feasible, particularly when you lose power to the engine.

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In this case he was lucky because he was not all that good.
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I respectfully disagree. desismileys_3334.gif
 
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In civilian aviation there is never an excuse for an engine failure. More than likely it was a fuel problem not an engine problem. Making certain the aircraft is airworthy is a primary responsibility of the pilot.

He's no hero. He put himself and others in danger without cause.

Will be interesting to hear the results of the FAA's accident investigation.

For the cause of Christ
Roger
 
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okay...and next? do we get a report on how some other hollywood celebrity survives a crisis situation? I just can't see how this ties in with anything on this website....at all...Most people who care about celebrity news buy National Enquirer or People magazine..It is rare to find this type of news in a CHRISTIAN chatroom forum....did you hit the wrong key when you were sending it to "THE BORED and Misguided" chatroom? lol
 
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I'm just glad nobody else was hurt. Indiana Jones can take a beating.
 
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