Beechcraft 36 N8047R

Summary

On 14 October 2019 at about 21:00 local time, a Beechcraft 36 registered N8047R, operated by Brooks Auto Parts Inc, was involved in an accident near Douglas, Georgia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

14 October 2019 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Douglas, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Douglas Muni (DQH)

Coordinates

31.4767, -82.8606

Aircraft

Beechcraft 36

Registration

N8047R

Category

Airplane

Year built

2001

Engines

1

Operator

Brooks Auto Parts Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Douglas → Douglas

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA20CA022

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear due to intoxication during an unauthorized flight. 

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.