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April 4 (UPI) -- Actor Harrison Ford will not be fined for inadvertently landing his private plane on an incorrect runway in February, his lawyer said after an FAA investigation. Ford, 74, landed his small plane, a single-engine Aviat Husky, on a taxiway at John Wayne Airport in Orange County, Calif., on Feb. 13 after preparing to land on another of the airport's runways. The plane flew over an American Airlines 737, with 110 passengers aboard, preparing to take off.
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The airline reported the incident, prompting a Federal Aviation Administration investigation.
Stephen Hofer, Ford's lawyer, said in a statement that "the agency has closed its inquiry into his landing... . The FAA conducted a full investigation into the matter, including an interview with Mr. Ford, and determined that no administrative or enforcement action was warranted. Mr. Ford retains his pilot's certificate without restriction."
Ford faced a fine, remedial training and a possible suspension of his pilot's license in the incident.
Hofer added that Ford, a collector of vintage aircraft, has been a certified private pilot for more than 20 years and has logged more than 5,000 hours in the air. In 2015 he was injured when his World War II-era training plane crashed on a golf course in Los Angeles.
