An amateur pilot from Arkansas has been arrested after landing a small plane on the Tybee Island beach for recreation, according to police.
The single-engine, two-seat aircraft touched sand on Tybee's north end about noon. Two occupants casually climbed out for a walk on the beach, police Lt. Jonathan Hagan said.
"There was nothing mechanically wrong with the plane - they just landed to visit the beach for the day," Hagan said. "It was strictly for pleasure."
The pilot, identified as Mark Jensen, 36, of Arkansas, was arrested on charges of reckless conduct and operating a motorized craft on the beach, Hagan said.Jensen's mother, the passenger, was not charged.
The pair reported that they'd landed similarly on other beaches in the past.
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