Freefall is a mission in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas given to protagonist Carl Johnson by Leone Family Don Salvatore Leone from the Caligula's Palace, a casino located along The Strip in Las Venturas, San Andreas.

Mission

Salvatore is sitting in his office at Caligula's Palace when Maria appears and gives him the sandwich he ordered. After a while, Carl Johnson shows up and informs Salvatore about having worked with his son Joey Leone back in Liberty City and that he can do anything Salvatore wants from him. Carl is informed that a Shamal plane is arriving at the airport soon and it contains Forelli hitmen coming to kill Salvatore. Carl then makes his way to the Las Venturas Airport and steals a Dodo. He flies over to the Shamal and follows it. After catching up to it, Carl jumps out of his Dodo and gets in the Shamal, killing every Forelli hitman inside, as well as the pilot. He then flies the plane back to the airport, completing the mission.

Mission Objectives

• Get to the airport
• Steal the plane in the hangar
• The hitmen's flight is due to land soon, intercept the plane before it gets to Las Venturas
• Get behind the plane and fly into the corona
• Kill the Forelli hitmen
• Kill the pilot
• Fly the plane back to the airport

Reward

The reward for completing this mission is $15,000 and an increase in respect. The mission High Noon is also unlocked if the mission Misappropriation is completed.

Transcript

Post-Mission Phone Call

Note: This call only happens if Misappropriation is completed first.

• Frank Tenpenny: Carl! You get that dossier?
• Carl Johnson: Yeah, I got the files. What you want me to do with 'em?
• Frank Tenpenny: We need to meet up someplace quiet and take care of things. There's a ghost town, Las Brujas in the devil's Castle, you know it?
• Carl Johnson: Yeah, I'll find it.
• Frank Tenpenny: I know you will. I'll see you there. Carl.

Video Walkthroughs

Trivia

• Freefall is unique for allowing Carl to take cover instead of crouching during the shootout. Also, the player plays from a first-person perspective.
• Regardless of the player's arsenal of weapons, CJ is automatically equipped with a 9mm pistol (single or dual wielded depending on the player's weapon skill) with unlimited ammo, which is the only weapon he is allowed to use during the firefight. If the player carries a pistol that is not a standard 9mm, the mission will empty the pistol slot upon completion of the mission.
• The Shamal that Carl enters is actually an interior in the Hidden Interiors Universe.
• This mission's cutscene represents the first chronological appearance of Maria Latore.
• The mission does not actually require the player to turn around and follow the plane. An easier method is to simply fly straight into the corona while still flying east.
• Carl's Dodo is capable of flying as fast as the Shamal, which is odd since the Shamal can normally travel much faster than the Dodo. Giving the Shamal a slower speed was most likely done for mission purposes; to prevent the mission from being too difficult. However, it still requires extreme accuracy to not fall too far behind the Shamal as it would be very difficult to catch the plane before it is too late.
• If CJ destroys the hijacked Shamal, the mission fails, even though the mission's main objective has already been reached. It is suggested that the Forellis intended the plane to return to Liberty City and was instead commandeered by CJ to mask his arrival to the city for a Forelli hit at Marco's Bistro.
• If CJ fails to reach the Shamal as it reaches land, it will stop flying straight and lose control. The mission will also fail.
• An FCR-900 spawns on the sidewalk after the cutscene ends should the player need it to get to the airport.

Navigation

Navigation

[ v • e ]Missions in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Introduction The Introduction | In the Beginning | Big Smoke | Sweet & Kendl Lance Wilson (Ryder) Part 1 Ryder Part 2 Home Invasion | Catalyst | Robbing Uncle Sam Sean Johnson (Sweet) Part 1 Tagging Up Turf | Cleaning the Hood | Drive-Thru | Nines and AK's | Drive-By | Sweet's Girl | Cesar Vialpando Part 2 Doberman | Los Sepulcros | Reuniting the Families | The Green Sabre Part 3 Beat Down on B Dup | Grove 4 Life Part 4 Los Desperados | End of the Line * Melvin Harris (Big Smoke) OG Loc | Running Dog | Wrong Side of the Tracks | Just Business Cesar Vialpando Part 1 High Stakes, Low-Rider Part 2 King in Exile Part 3 Wu Zi Mu | Farewell, My Love... Part 4 Photo Opportunity Part 5 Pier 69 Part 6 Back to School | Zeroing In | Test Drive | Customs Fast Track | Puncture Wounds Jeffrey Cross (OG Loc) Life's a Beach | Madd Dogg's Rhymes | Management Issues | House Party C.R.A.S.H. Part 1 Burning Desire | Gray Imports Part 2 Badlands Part 3 555 We Tip Part 4 Snail Trail Part 5 Misappropriation Part 6 High Noon Catalina First Date | First Base | Gone Courting | Made in Heaven Robberies Tanker Commander | Local Liquor Store | Against All Odds | Small Town Bank The Truth Part 1 Body Harvest Part 2 Are You Going to San Fierro? Part 3 Black Project | Green Goo Carl Johnson Part 1 Wear Flowers in Your Hair Part 2 Deconstruction Part 3 Ice Cold Killa Part 4 Riot Zero Air Raid | Supply Lines... | New Model Army Jizzy B. Part 1 Jizzy | T-Bone Mendez | Mike Toreno Part 2 Outrider Wu Zi Mu Part 1 Mountain Cloud Boys | Ran Fa Li | Lure | Amphibious Assault | The Da Nang Thang Part 2 Toreno's Last Flight | Yay Ka-Boom-Boom Mike Toreno Part 1 Monster | Highjack | Interdiction | Verdant Meadows | Learning to Fly | N.O.E. | Stowaway Part 2 Vertical Bird | Home Coming Triads Part 1 Fender Ketchup | Explosive Situation | You've Had Your Chips | Don Peyote Part 2 Fish in a Barrel Part 3 A Home in the Hills Heist Architectural Espionage | Key to Her Heart | Dam and Blast | Cop Wheels | Up, Up and Away! | Breaking the Bank at Caligula's Mafia Part 1 Intensive Care | The Meat Business Part 2 Freefall Part 3 Saint Mark's Bistro Madd Dogg Part 1 Madd Dogg Part 2 Cut Throat Business Side Missions Paramedic | Firefighter | Vigilante/Brown Thunder | Taxi Driver | Pimping | Freight Train Challenge | Burglar | BMX Challenge | The Chiliad Challenge | NRG-500 Challenge | 8-Track | Kickstart | Blood Ring | Dirt Track | Ammu-Nation Challenge | Courier | Trucking | Valet | Quarry | Exports and Imports Race Tournaments Los Santos Lowrider Race | Little Loop | Backroad Wanderer | City Circuit | Vinewood | Freeway | Into the Country | Badlands A | Badlands B San Fierro Dirtbike Danger | Bandito County | Go-Go Karting | San Fierro Fastlane | San Fierro Hills | Country Endurance Las Venturas SF to LV | Dam Rider | Desert Tricks | LV Ringroad Air Races World War Ace | Barnstorming | Military Service | Chopper Checkpoint | Whirly Bird Waypoint | Heli Hell Missions in GTA San Andreas | Missions | Beta Missions | Side Missions (Category) * denotes the final story mission.