Actor Morgan Freeman and his pilot blew a tire on takeoff from a Mississippi airport and made an emergency landing in which its landing gear collapsed and the plane ran off the side of a runway.
"Sometimes things don't go as planned and a tire blew on take-off which caused other problems. The actor said to TMZ. But thanks to my excellent pilot Jimmy Hobson we landed safely without a scratch." Freeman added, "I cannot say the same about my plane."
Morgan was set to travel to Texas to shoot a segment for the series "The Story of God" - described as an “epic adventure and profoundly personal journey into the eternal mysteries of the divine.”
Mayor Bill Luckett from Clarksdale, a good friend of Freeman's confirmed to the Associated Press that the actor's plane was made a controlled forced landing at a Tunica airport.
A Spokeswoman, Kathleen Bergen of Federal Aviation Administration, describe the plane as an Emivest SJ-30 aircraft and said the plane was reported a "mechanical problem."
The 78-year-old, actor was involved in a 2008 car accident that seriously injured him and a passenger in Mississippi on a rural highway near his home.
And this past August was also a scary situation for Morgan, who has been coping with the tragic stabbing death of his step-granddaughter.
Freeman is known for his roles in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, The Shawshank Redemption, Unbroken, Deep Impact, Million Dollar Baby, Bruce Almighty, The Dark Knight Rises and The LEGO Movie. He is also a popular voice actor.
“The Story of God” is engaged in airing in 2016 on National Geographic Channel and Nat Geo Mundo in the U.S. and globally in 171 countries and 45 languages.
Morgan Freeman began his career on stage, first as a dancer and then as an actor, earning a Tony nomination in 1978.
He played supporting roles including "The Shawshank Redemption", Unforgiven", "Driving Miss Daisy", and "Million Dollar Baby", for which he won an Oscar. His Celebrity Net Worth list has $150 million.
