The doctor, who pulled Harrison Ford from the wreck of his recent plane crash on a golf course, said that he somehow feared a fireball from the aircraft's leaking fuel.
Spine surgeon Sanjay Khurana, who happened to be on the golf course at the time of the plane crash, said that they extracted him quickly because there was fuel leaking, the BBC reported.
The 'Indiana Jones' star's publicist said that the injuries sustained were not life-threatening, and the actor was expected to make a full recovery.
Dr. Khurana said that he initially feared the pilot would have very serious, very tragic injuries after the plane dropped like a rock.
Shortly after take-off from Santa Monica Airport, Ford said that he was experiencing engine failure with his 1942 Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR and was making an immediate return.