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MyNameIsNobody Grand Master

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Thoughts and prayers for Harrison after an off airport landing today. Video appeared to be a low wing Naval trainer (Model with external support wires on wings). Crash was on a golf course nearby the airport. No word on his condition.

PLEASE let him quickly recover and tell a great story of what he did right...

fantom Grand Master

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Harrison Ford reportedly injured in Calif. plane crash.

Actor Harrison Ford suffered gashes to the head after a small plane he was piloting crash landed at an L.A. golf course Wednesday, TMZ reported.

The entertainment website reported that Ford, 72, was piloting what appeared to be a vintage 2-seater plane when something went wrong and the plane crashed into Penmar golf course in Venice, California.

Ford reportedly suffered multiple gashes to the head and was bleeding when two nearby doctors at the golf course rushed over to treat the actor.

Looks like a PT-19 WW-ll trainer.

Best wishes, Harrison.

Danb Grand Master

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Hope all will be well with his health, he is a great advocate for general aviation . My prayers go to him and his family..

bonal Grand Master

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Sounds like his injuries are not serious and he called ATC to announce an engine failure. Did a good job splitting between the trees as he attempted to make the field. Looking at the surrounding area it seems the golf course was best option. But he's got some big divots to replace. I'd say he flew it right into the crash. Bob Hoover would have been pleased. Nice work Mr Ford.

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Bob_Belville Grand Master

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Sounds like his injuries are not serious and he called ATC to announce an engine failure. Did a good job splitting between the trees as he attempted to make the field. Looking at the surrounding area it seems the golf course was best option. But he's got some big divots to replace. I'd say he flew it right into the crash. Bob Hoover would have been pleased. Nice work Mr Ford.

And he apparently was able to do a 180 w/o stall/spin. Better than most. 

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Wakeup Proficient

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Strong work Mr. Ford!! Looks like his years of experience paid off. Looking forward to hearing him tell the story and learn from it. Troy

DaV8or Grand Master

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Very sad to see a great man, a very pretty antique airplane and a historic and storied airport get beat up like that. I pray for a speedy recovery for all, but particularly Mr. Ford.frown.gif

aviatoreb Grand Master

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Is that an antique engine?  What kind of engine is that?

 

Certainly looks like he did the best with a difficult situation and will live to tell about it.

AndyFromCB Veteran

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If you got to crash land, golf course is always a good choice. Your first response team is already assembled for you: doctors and lawyers...

 

Great job putting her down…Pretty airplane, great guy, met him once at Driggs, was looking over a Beaver and he just walked up and started chatting about his airplane.

aviatoreb Grand Master

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If you got to crash land, golf course is always a good choice. Your first response team is already assembled for you: doctors and lawyers...

 

Great job putting her down…Pretty airplane, great guy, met him once at Driggs, was looking over a Beaver and he just walked up and started chatting about his airplane.

 

Harrison Ford is a very very experienced pilot and with the reputation is an excellent pilot. Since this golf course is near the airport, I would bet money that he had picked this location out years ago as a possible emergency landing sight near the airport in case of problems.

 

So Kinner R-5.  Is that a reasonably reliable engine?  Years ago, airplane engines were not nearly as reliable as the current standard.  So I have read, even the current design engines (say a Lycoming IO360) was not as reliable as a current built of the same, due to improved manufacture processes and metallurgy.  But a airplane-o-phile like Ford, and a wealthy one at that, you can bet that he had the most-tip-top version of a Kinner R-5 possible, and the pictures I saw of that airplane before it certainly looked like a gorgeous flying museum piece that had the white glove maintenance plan.

N201MKTurbo Grand Master

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I don't know much about the engine. I've watched the gentleman at CHD start and fly his for the last 15 years or so. I don't think he has had any issues with the engine. If it quit it probably quit for the same reasons as any other engine. No Fuel, No Spark or some major part broke.

 

Wikipedia and all other sites I found say they are regarded as a reliable engine.

fantom Grand Master

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He was very close to make it back executing the "impossible Turn".

 

Which probably wasn't as good a choice as not turning, but putting it down on the golf course or beach straight ahead.

 

Monday morning QB :mellow:

bonal Grand Master

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Only Mr Ford can tell of his choice to make the turn. He may have still been making partial power and knew he could keep the golf course as an option also there may have been some golfers on the fairway in front of him. Either way he did great as he will recover and no one else hurt. Also don't know how high he was at the time he may have needed the turn to get down before losing the fairway

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