Probable cause
The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear due to intoxication during an unauthorized flight.
NTSB analysis
The pilot reported that he failed to extend the landing gear and that the airplane landed with the landing gear retracted. The airplane skidded off the runway to the right and came to rest in the grass adjacent to the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
The airplane's owner reported that the pilot had not been authorized to fly the airplane the day of the accident. Local law enforcement officers conducted a field sobriety test and concluded that the pilot was impaired to the point that he was unsafe to operate an airplane. Subsequently, he was arrested for operating an aircraft while under the influence.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for GAA20CA022 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Oct 14, 2019
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Douglas, Georgia
- Nearest airport
- Douglas Muni (DQH)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Beech 36
- N-number
- N8047R
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2001
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.