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Harrison Ford crashed in his plane??
asop
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Anyone have any news regarding this news bit?
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At least this is what ms ros just told me
Ros
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/harrison-ford-injured-plane-crash-n318301
http://variety.com/2015/biz/news/harrison-ford-plane-crash-1201447290/
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/harrison-ford-plane-crashes-los-angeles-golf-article-1.2139257
The 72-year-old actor was reportedly flying over the Penmar Golf Course near the Santa Monica airport Thursday when his yellow, vintage aircraft crash landed into the green.
The Los Angeles Fire Department confirmed that a single male occupant was critically injured in a crash at the Venice course. He was taken to a local hospital for treatment, they said.
TMZ reported that Ford suffered multiple gashes to his head and was bleeding.
Actor Harrison Ford was reportedly flying over a Venice golf course Thursday when his yellow, vintage aircraft plummeted into the green.
Actor Harrison Ford was reportedly flying over a Venice golf course Thursday when his yellow, vintage aircraft plummeted into the green.
Twitter user Alex Miller said his mom was playing on the hole near the crash scene and she came to Ford's aid.
"He seems OK," Miller Tweeted.
"72-year-old Ford is a longtime aviator -- piloting planes and helicopters -- and has crashed multiple times in the past. "
At some point son you just need to stop doing that....
My Dad always told me to stay away from gambling, fast women, booze and small planes[;)] I went to high school with him. Hope he's OK.
You went to high school with your dad?
quote:Originally posted by asop
My Dad always told me to stay away from gambling, fast women, booze and small planes[;)] I went to high school with him. Hope he's OK.
You went to high school with your dad?
The first time I saw him crash was in that mean 55 Chevy...[^]
Trinity +++
An old Ryan PT22. Wow.
Every time I see a PT-22 I'm reminded of John Malone, a family friend who was killed in one.
I have flown out of Santa Monica a few times. That golf course is a slight dog leg to the left and is part of the departure route. From the pics it looks like he hit pretty hard digging the fixed landing gear into the grass.
I was a passenger in a plane crash of a friends plane last year and don't want to do it again. It was pilot error on his part.
During my flight training my CFI said don't try to return to the airport if you have an engine failure on takeoff, but to look for an alternate site, as you will likely not make it.
I have flown out of Santa Monica a few times. That golf course is a slight dog leg to the left and is part of the departure route. From the pics it looks like he hit pretty hard digging the fixed landing gear into the grass.
I was a passenger in a plane crash of a friends plane last year and don't want to do it again. It was pilot error on his part.
A HS friend of mine (pilot) was killed late last year, along with three other people on the ground in a training building. He lost an engine on takeoff and tried to make it back to the airstrip but crashed into the flight training building instead. He was incinerated, and of course no one knows if he was dead on impact or not.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Wichita_King_Air_crash
The P-22 was one of, if not the first trainers that overbuilt the cockpit area to protect pilot in crashes.
Right side up, recognizable, wings still attached...B+!!
Plane stalls at 62 Mph, full *.
Well done, Harrison!
Originally posted by asop
My Dad always told me to stay away from gambling, fast women, booze and small planes I went to high school with him. Hope he's OK.
You went to high school with your dad?
West Virginia!!!!
During my flight training my CFI said don't try to return to the airport if you have an engine failure on takeoff, but to look for an alternate site, as you will likely not make it.
I have flown out of Santa Monica a few times. That golf course is a slight dog leg to the left and is part of the departure route. From the pics it looks like he hit pretty hard digging the fixed landing gear into the grass.
I was a passenger in a plane crash of a friends plane last year and don't want to do it again. It was pilot error on his part.
+1
My own instructor used to drill me all the time with the rule of picking the best spot you can that is within 30 degrees of the nose on either side.
It's the pelvic fracture that is the most ominous. That tends to be a trigger to accelerated degradation in an elderly person. Home he does alright.
The claims about Ford were that he did a good job under the circumstances. That much seems fair.
As he's exceedingly rich, let's hope he pays to rebuild that plane. Even if it takes having new parts fabricated.
He's lucky he survived right side up but came down real hard trying to stretch a glide back to the airport.
Check the layout of runway, golf course, and the PT22 orientation.
The FAA isn't going to like that one.
One of my friends is a commercial pilot. He told me the average person would never get in a passenger jet if the FAA combined the private plane crash stats with commercial jet stats!![;)]
I just got done reading a book called "The Killing Zone". I swear that book is talking about me. The book is about the high death rate of private pilots with less than 400hrs time as pilot in command.
The author touched on the old saying about "it is more dangerous to drive to the airport than fly", he broke It down into accidents per 100,000 miles driven or flown. Well, Commercial jets safety far surpasses vehicles driven in safety, General aviation(small planes basically) is 17 times more dangerous than driving.
That is why I continually study all things aviation, I own a Cessna 172 and while it is a pretty nice plane it IS fairly unprotected should you have to put it down in the rough.
Ford advertised the Husky, a high powered Cub like plane he landed on tiny green mountain top patches and gravel river beds with.
Certainly he could fly and land on the edge of safe operation.
However, in a crisis when panic overcomes judgement and training
he lost it in spite of the luxury of a good option to make a better landing while he still had flying speed.
Ford was faced with a problem and limited options. He made an irrevocable decision and followed it through. Stall was just barely before he touched the turf. Wings were level indicating control to inches above the touchdown. The rest is history. A hard touchdown with associated damage.
In the final analysis Ford survived. All in all a pretty good landing considering the circumstances. Could he have done better? Maybe and maybe not. He lived and nobody other than he was injured. Good job Mr. Ford!
I keep hearing pilots who saw it happen saying he did a good job.
Just not seeing a reason to beat up on the man over this thing.