Moment Harrison Ford comes terrifyingly close to airliner during botched landing

This is the moment Hollywood superstar Harrison Ford came terrifyingly close to an airliner carrying 116 people during an apparent botched landing at a California airport.

The Indiana Jones star passed feet above an American Airlines 737 plane when he was landing his plane at John Wayne Airport in Orange County earlier this month.

According to NBC News, the actor had been instructed to land on a runway at the airport, but instead touched down on the taxiway.

The 30-second clip, filmed on February 13, shows the 737 taxiing slowly on the tarmac as Ford’s yellow, single-engine Aviat Husky comes into shot from the right of the frame.

The shadow of Ford’s plane is seen on the fuselage of bigger plane as he flies above it.

The video then shows the same landing shot from behind, looking down the runway as Ford attempts to land.

In previously released sound from the air traffic controller Ford asks: "Was that airliner meant to be underneath me?"

American Airlines flight 1546, which had 110 passengers and six crew members on board, was reportedly able to take off safely minutes later.

No reason has been given for why Ford made the mistake and the Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the incident.

Ford, a vintage plane collector, has held a private pilot’s licence for a number of years.

He has had a number of close-calls, most famously in March 2015 when he was injured after his World War Two-era plane's engine failed and it crashed on a Los Angeles golf course.