A pilot has been arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, after crash landing his Cessna Citation 550 in Nevada, United States.

The man, named as 41-year-old Ryan Dashiell of Spokane, Washington, managed to evade serious injury after crashing the aircraft at Nevada’s Mesquite Airport.

Mr Dashiell, who was the sole occupant of the aircraft, was arrested upon landing on one count of driving whilst intoxicated and subsequently taken to hospital for a check-up, before being moved to Clark County Detention Center.